Her voice was very moving and, because what she felt and what she was saying came from her heart, it vibrated in her voice.
“You will miss him,” the Earl murmured.
He then saw the expression of pain that crossed her face.
“I shall be – h-happy because he is with – you,” she said in a low voice.
The Earl walked towards his desk.
“If you will give me the names of the people who are to receive three hundred guineas each,” he said, “I will instruct my secretary to despatch it to them tomorrow morning.”
Cledra put her hand into the pocket of her jacket.
“I have it written down together with Star’s pedigree. But I am wondering how it could be explained to Martha and Jackson that their money has to be put into a Bank, otherwise it might be stolen.”
“I think it would be much simpler,” the
