“In the Vestry,” Idylla answered. “You will find it in a drawer at the bottom of a wardrobe where Grandpapa hung his surplice.”
“Thank you. That is what I wanted to know,” the Marquis replied.
“Why are you interested?” she asked.
“That is something I hope to explain to you later. For the moment, I want you – and it is very important, Idylla, to try to get well as quickly as possible.”
“But I am well. Nanny said that if it had not been for what happened last night, she was going to suggest that I went for a walk in the garden.”
She looked into the Marquis’s eyes and added, “I did so want you to show me the flowers and where you played when you were a little boy.”
“We will do that tomorrow,” the Marquis promised. “But get well quickly, because I have some other important plans for us b
