Chapter 12Early that Thursday evening, Percy was the first to arrive at The Golden Lion to cast an eagle eye over the final arrangements. He had to admit the room looked modestly festive, in keeping with the personal nature of the gathering. Restlessly, Percy re-arranged the vases of flowers and smoothed the tablecloth. He was about to resort to straightening the cutlery when he heard the sounds of another early arrival coming up the stairs.
Luc and his violin case appeared in the doorway of the supper room. “Oh, this looks very well. You’ve done a wonderful job, Percy. Jo and Daniel will be so pleased.”
Percy bestowed a warm smile on Luc at such praise for his efforts. With some reservations, he had accepted his continuing presence after discovering the handsome young man alone with Nat
