Black Sheep Part IV

Fanny begins to turn to Oliver for friendship, to try and get over Stacy. Abby is depressed. Stacy is rudely turned down by Mrs Clapham who laughs him off, when he claims to be in love with her and proposes. In desperation he goes to his uncle. He now realises that Miles is very well off, but his uncle laughs at him and says that he feels nothing for him because he is a blood relation. Stacy is shocked at his heartlessness, but tells Miles that he is desperate. If he had some money he would go away. Miles tells him that he will buy the house and lands, but he's not going to give a generous price. Stacy can take it or leave it. So he accepts the lower price and sells up, and Miles tells him that he will be moving in and improving the house and estate soon. Soon after this, Miles calls on Abby and asks her to go out for a drive. Selina gets weepy, but Abby tells her she's just going out for a short drive and Fanny backs her up, wanting Abby to be happy. When they set off, Miles tells her that they are not coming back, that he has a special licence and they will get married as soon as possible and go on to Danescourt, his new estate. She is horrified, and asks what will become of Selina and Fanny. He tells her that she has the right to make herself miserable if she wants to but he does not want to be miserable without her. He tells her that Fanny will soon be going to London to come out, and that Selina will probably pal up with her middle aged friend Miss Butterbank and share a house with her. Abby resigns herself to being abducted....