CHAPTER FOURLolita and Simon spent an exciting afternoon exploring the castle.
Several times Lord Seabrook was called away, but they continued on their own.
It certainly was the most fascinating castle Lolita had ever seen, but, as she told herself, she had not seen very many.
She returned with Simon to the schoolroom, which she found was even pleasanter than she had expected.
The room itself was large and in a cupboard they found a number of toy soldiers which Simon’s father and uncle had obviously played with when they were boys.
Simon was entranced with it all.
Lolita thought the bedrooms were very comfortable and the larger, Mrs. Shepherd said, was for her, while the smaller one on the other side of the schoolroom was more appropriate for Simon.
“It’s where his father slept,” sh
