But she was concerned at the moment with looking at the communicating door, which had not been opened since she had come to Rock Castle.
She did not know why but she felt that tonight, after what had happened, the Earl might come from his bedroom into hers through that special door.
And yet she told herself despairingly that now he knew that she was back at home he might be no longer interested in her.
Then, as she lay back on her pillows looking at the door, she saw the gold handle being turned and felt her heart leap.
The door opened and the Earl was there.
She had expected stupidly that even when he dined alone he would be in evening dress.
Instead he was wearing the long blue velvet robe that he had worn when he was at The Manor and had first been allowed to get up and sit in the
