The earl of spenborough has always been noted for his eccentricity. Leaving fanny, a widow younger than his own daughter serena is one thing, but quite another is leaving His Daugther's fortune to the trusteeship of ivo ...The earl of spenborough has always been noted for his eccentricity. Leaving fanny, a widow younger than his own daughter serena is one thing, but quite another is leaving His Daugther's fortune to the trusteeship of ivo barrasford, marquis of rotherham -- a man whom serena once jilted and who now has the power to give or withhold his consent to any marriage she might contemplate.