Disgraceful
"That's complete nonsense!"
Lord Carlton bristled, his face flushed, either from anger or mortification.
"I believe the whole tale in that diary is anything but nonsense, and since you are a constant presence in it, I am sure that you know that everything written in that diary is no fiction. If you have forgotten it all, perhaps a look inside the book will help refresh your memory."
He countered with undisguised sarcasm, recalling pages after pages that implied his mother's forbidden liaison with her husband's brother.