Chapter ThreeThere was every evidence of an abundance of money, the Earl thought, at Chevington Court.
The house itself was just enormous but not particularly attractive. It had been added to at various times in its history and yet unlike many other old houses it had acquired a ‘patched’ appearance instead of a harmonious whole.
The main structure was, however, only one hundred years old, with its huge rooms, lofty ceilings and magnificent mantelshelves.
The Earl thought when they entered the oval hall that he had never seen such an army of servants, all somewhat spectacularly dressed in a claret-coloured Livery with a large amount of gold braid.
He realised that he was being more observant and perhaps more critical than he had been on his previous visit simply because of Calista’s ext
