An American. He was sent to Oxford as a young man, met all the nobs, did London.
He liked England OK, but thought it lacked pep.
Lord Atherton and his crowd made a bit of a pet of him. They liked bringing him places and letting him rip.
And for a while, it looked like he might marry the future Lady Atherton. Or was he after Georgianna? It was quite the question, back then.
Now, of course, he has made his pile, and he has come back to England.
Back to the Athertons.
Really, it does seem a bit rum.