Editing The Forsyte Saga (section)

===''[[In Chancery]]'' (1920)===
The marital discord of both Soames and his sister Winifred is the subject of the second novel (the title refers to the [[Court of Chancery]], which dealt with domestic issues). They take steps to divorce their spouses, Irene and Montague Dartie respectively. However, while Soames tells his sister to brave the consequences of going to court, he is unwilling to go through a divorce. Instead he stalks and hounds Irene, follows her abroad, and asks her to have his child, which was his father's wish.

Irene inherits £15,000 after Old Jolyon's death. His son, Young Jolyon Forsyte, also Soames's [[cousin]], manages Irene's finances. When she first leaves Soames, Young Jolyon offers his support. By the time his son Jolly dies in the [[South African War]], Irene has developed a strong friendship with Jolyon. Then Soames confronts young Jolyon and Irene at Robin Hill, falsely accusing them of having an affair. Young Jolyon and Irene assert that they have had an affair because Soames has it in his mind already. This statement gives Soames the evidence he needs for [[divorce]] proceedings. That confrontation sparks an eventual consummation between young Jolyon and Irene, leading to their marriage once the divorce is final and the birth of a son Jolyon "Jon" Forsyte. Soames marries Annette, the young daughter of a French [[Soho]] restaurant owner. With his new wife, he has his only child, a daughter named Fleur Forsyte.