Lord Seabrook laughed.
“I cannot understand, how you can be so astute with children. You are little more than one yourself.”
“Perhaps I think the same way as they do – and want the same things.”
“What do you want?” he enquired.
“I suppose the answer to that question is happiness,and Simon and I are very happy here with you, my Lord.”
She almost added ‘except for one thing,’ but that would have been impertinent.
“I am glad to hear it and that you are giving Simon some basic lessons, even if they are rather unusual ones!”
“They will become more serious in time,” said Lolita, “but he has already learnt almost enough history to write a book himself, and I want, with your permission, to take him to see Walcott Priory so that I can tell him about the monastic orders who came to England an
