She was not so naïve as not to realise that if David brought a bride to the house, she and Nanny would have to leave.
When tea was finished, Newman appeared to take away the tray.
“It was lovely to have so much silver out,” Benina said. “It must have taken you a long time to polish it.”
“That’s true, Miss Benina, and with everything in the safe as black as the night, it’s going to take me a week of Sundays to get it back to the brightness it should have.”
“There’s plenty of time, so don’t exhaust yourself.”
David then left the room.
Lowering her voice, Benina muttered to Newman,
“I think we would be wise to carry our guns loaded. If we were burgled or attacked, there might not be time to load them in a hurry.”
“I’ve been thinking of that meself, Miss Benina.”
He paused and looke
