Chapter 16Cranmore House
Will’s estate was very fine. The woods teemed with game while fish filled the lake.
“Look.” Will pointed, his excitement evident, as we approached the house. “The brickwork has been repaired and the tumbledown turrets replaced.”
“It is beautiful,” I agreed. The sun shone on the latticed windows, making the house more welcoming than I had expected.
“In his last letter, Master Rees told me that all my tenant farmers have had good crops and paid their rent on time.”
“Then he is a good steward.”
“They are good people, he and his wife. They will take good care of my daughter.”
As Will led Christian and I through the house, he pointed out the new gleaming oak panelling on the walls and ceilings, and the newly built kitchen. “It is excellent to be in the King’s fav
