speakman's

Updated: May 16, 2025

"Abigail, there is one thing I must talk to thee about. Friend Speakman's partner, perhaps thee's heard of him, Richard Hilton, has a son who is weakly. He's two or three years younger than Moses. His mother was consumptive, and they're afraid he takes after her.

Bayard Taylor - Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home