Bothwell
[both-wel, -wuh l, both -]
- James Hepburn [hep-burn or, esp. British, heb-ern] /ˈhɛp bɜrn or, esp. British, ˈhɛb ərn/, Earl of,1536?–78, third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots.
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Half-six generally, but Mrs. Bothwell said I'd better shut at six the night!
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He thought of what Mrs. Bothwell had said earlier in the day.
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John politely asked Mrs. Bothwell to join them, but she declined.
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"I don't understand what you're talking about, Mrs. Bothwell," he said.
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"I promised Mrs. Bothwell we'd have our tea there," Maggie said to John.
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Bothwell
- Earl of, title of James Hepburn . 1535–78, Scottish nobleman; third husband of Mary Queen of Scots. He is generally considered to have instigated the murder of Darnley (1567)
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