▁sold ▁the ▁property ▁five ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁Life ▁with ▁Ho are ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁Sum ner ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twenty - one ▁and ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁under ▁the ▁orders ▁of ▁the ▁court . ▁She ▁immediately ▁moved ▁in ▁with ▁Ho are , ▁and ▁their ▁daughter ▁Sy bil ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁June ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁their ▁relationship ▁came ▁under ▁stra in ▁when ▁the ▁newsp apers ▁reported ▁a ▁case ▁against ▁Ho are ▁for ▁cont empt ▁of ▁court ▁brought ▁by ▁Sum ner ’ s ▁uncle ▁Colonel ▁Kings c ote , ▁as ▁her ▁family ▁had ▁obtained ▁evidence ▁that ▁the ▁lo vers ▁had ▁not ▁obey ed ▁an ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁court ▁forb idd ing ▁them ▁any ▁contact ▁before ▁Sum ner ▁came ▁of ▁age . ▁At ▁the ▁hearing , ▁the ▁judge ▁decl ined ▁to ▁commit ▁Ho are ▁to ▁prison , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁pay ▁Kings c ote ’ s ▁costs . ▁The ▁en su ing ▁sc andal ▁ru ined ▁the ▁re put ations ▁of ▁all ▁concerned , ▁with ▁Sum ner ’ s ▁father ▁retre ating ▁to ▁Mal ta , ▁her ▁mother ▁to ▁Gene va , ▁where ▁she ▁stayed ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁her ▁life , ▁and ▁Colonel ▁Kings c ote ▁res ign ing ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁parliament ▁by ▁being ▁appointed ▁as ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Wood s , ▁For ests ▁and ▁Land ▁Re ven ues . ▁ ▁T . ▁S . ▁Mercur y ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 3