Possible Clues:

• Disdain or disrespect, perhaps or court
• Scorn draw following fraud
• Cornelius might try to get you to despise this - shame!
• Court's dishonor
• Short story about secretary's disdain
• Disdain, say, perhaps of court
• Wilful disrespect of authority
• Time to end tale of French politician's scorn
• That's courtly offence
• Scorn to try to get one to be evil in the end