The Last of the Mortimers' is the story of two narrators, Milly Langham and Millicent Mortimer. Milly tells the story of her orphaned childhood and how she married a lieutenant. However, Millicent reveals that she lives with her sister, and they are searching for a long-lost cousin to be their heir. The elder of the sisters, Sarah, gets distressed after seeing a handsome young Italian gentleman who wandered the neighborhood looking for an unknown Countess Sermoneta. This novel is full of both serious and lighthearted instances.
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