“Of course, Papa” Yolanda had replied. But it was something she thought she would never encounter – she would be with her father and then perhaps with her husband. As they approached London, she could not help but wonder if her stepfather was now hoping that she would soon be married. She was certain that the subject had already crossed his mind and that was why he had insisted on her attending dances and receptions in the country, even though she was still in mourning. She only hoped that the people who had invited her would not be shocked. She felt sure that she should not be amusing herself so soon after her mother’s death. They arrived at the enormous house in Park Lane. Yolanda thought that without the sunshine and the country surroundings they had left behind, it was all rathe

