But the fact that it was Grace Gresia who started trouble earlier, fabricating stories about Adam Jones' beloved, meant that his not banishing her was already a concession for the sake of the Old Lady.
To outsiders, Adam's words might sound like an insult to a loose woman, but to Charles Churchill and Grace Gresia, they clearly carried a mocking tone.
Grace Gresia had a rather promiscuous past and not only did she cuckold Charles numerous times, but also her lovers were a diverse lot.
The Churchill Family used to be a prominent household as well; in the generation of Charles' father, they were a well-respected and notable clan in Boston, only falling into decline during Charles' era.
But a camel starving to death is still larger than a horse. With the Old Lady, their maternal aunt, still alive, the Churchills were no longer as esteemed as before, but they still held a certain status.
