(Fictitious character) Ross Hartley emigrated to Kenya when he had no hope of inheriting a title. He and his first wife had twins, Rowena and Rupert, whom he mostly ignored except for the occasional present.
Recently, a few wives later, he became the Earl of Cheriton, and is married to a very wealthy American, the former Angel Trapp. He has been spending her money to build up his estate. He is a formidable man, and for some reason, inexplicable to Georgie, extremely attractive to women, although he generally limits himself to his wife and one mistress at a time, with an occasional affair. Almost every woman in Happy Valley has been his wife or mistress.
Now that he has a title, he has sent for his twins by his first wife: Rupert, his heir, and Rowena. They decided to come, having nothing better to do, and they are unimpressed.
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