-----Oh, how could he do this to my mistress? As if he weren't rich enough already. That evil father of her's, forcing her into this and making his wife upset. But no, of course he'd rather have a son so he wouldn't have to lose anything in a dowry; in fact, I heard a rumor about some girl from a rich family in the south reaching maturity and that he set his sights on her dowry.

-----What cruel fate. And yes, despite how handsome my mistress has turned out because of some science unknown to me, I was just as upset as my Lady about it, if not more so. Actually, I think I'll dig in the rumor mill a bit and find out how it had been done. If I get the chance, I'll switch places with her father, use his authority to change my mistress back to her beautiful self, and then allow her to marry that man, Mr. Henry, that she admires so.

-----Yes, what a delightful idea... If only...