“As her Ladyship is still asleep,” Silva said, “just put them by her door, I will take them in when she wakes.”
By this time she knew that the Duke would have the veil and what jewellery he had taken out of the safe waiting for her in the study.
Needless to say the collection of Hawkhurst jewels was very fine but entailed. There was no question of the Duke being able to sell them. He had found it tempting to do so, even though it was illegal, but they were all locked away securely in the pantry safe.
Ever since Silva had come to live at The Castle they had not seen the light of day and now, when she saw them displayed on her uncle’s desk, she gasped, as they were even more impressive than she had expected.
“I was just thinking,” the Duke said as she entered, “that the large tiara would
