CHAPTER FOUR
Iona looked at the basket she had brought with her from the village shop and saw that it contained what she considered quite enough to make a good dinner.
Then she poked the fire and added some more coal and wood to it before she started to look for the pans she would require to cook the food in.
All was going well and she was just wondering if she ought to find the dining room, as she supposed that it would not have been made ready for his Lordship.
Suddenly the door of the kitchen opened slowly and a man peeped in.
Because he was obviously doing it surreptitiously, she only saw the top of his head which was grey.
Then, as he saw her, he stood up and walked in with an expression of surprise on his face.
“Who are you?” he asked. “I suppose Mr. Hopkins sent you to take M
