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Nathaniel let the rumors grow without comment allowing himself the position of reluctant cupid. It had suited him and had gained a great deal of sympathy from some of his female friends to boot.
The Foggs were paying no attention. They were back in the country making wedding plans. The only thing they did take notice of was a wedding announcement in the paper near theirs. It announced the quiet wedding of Sir Jonathan Chatsworth to Mrs. Katrina Marie McTavish, which took had taken place four weeks before. The couple were presently enjoying thier wedding trip to Italy and would be returning for a reception party in December.
Isaac Jordan was a ruined man. His business had been turned over to his partner who gave permission for a clerk with much seniority and good standing to rise up as a new partner. The firm’s name has since been changed to Howell and Smith Inc.
The trial, when it came, was kept quiet as Chatsworth had predicted. There were too many high-ranking people and sensitive information involved to allow it to become a public circus. The villainy of it all had turned the stomachs of the jury and scandalized the court. Isaac Jordan was unanimously sentenced to hang for the multitude of his outrageous crimes. His properties were then ordered confiscated as some of the crimes included treason. His net worth was also confiscated and used as compensation to be divided among his known victims.
Isaac Jordan died on the gallows a pauper and buried accordingly.
May God have mercy on his soul.
The End
End of Epilogue
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