premise: I promised Mr Harvey I would. Of course, he's terribly anxious for me to settle down out there, marry Cora-Beth and become an American citizen, the way his father did years ago. Do you realize that according to some strange Scottish law about dynasties Cora-Beth is now heir to the title and the Kinmuire estate?
hypothesis: Cora-Beth is now heir to the title and the Kinmuire estate