"I wasn't blaming you, miss Carrington." Arthur said. He was. He had heard of the kidnapping. It had shocked the town, of course. These things happened to girls from the lanes and yards. Not to girls like her. It was bad for the towns reputation. It would keep wealthy tourists away, especially since the man who had kidnapped her had not yet been caught. Hopefully once they did catch him, they could pin some murder on him and hang him. But apparently it was worse than he had thought. Had she been assaulted? "I'm certain there's plenty of potential suitors ahead, whatever happened. People forget..." Or rather, people would pretend to forget. Surely, there were men out there from good families who had gotten themselves into financial problems and would be glad never to mention such a blemish in return for a financially favourable match.