Cynthia: Hoienses

We had always known that Scott's line stretched back to Belgium's royal family and suspected that he was directly related to King Leopold I, but we had never bothered to obtain an official accounting of his heritage. This is a portrait of Leopold I:

I imagine that in his youth Leonard would have borne a striking resemblance to Leopold. As to anything else that was written in that post, I find myself as perplexed as yourself, Joshua, but no one gives away twenty-five million dollars in support of a practical joke. If it was Leonard who wrote that entry, he must have meant every word of it.

I have been unable to reach him by phone. I will have Jeffrey continue to dial him every few minutes.