CHAPTER SIXLuella and the Countess arrived at Paddington station late that night exhausted from their long and arduous journey.
They were surprised to find that the Viscount had arranged for them to be met by his large and gleaming phaeton.
“These cannot be the Viscount’s footmen,” whispered Luella, as she helped her aunt settle into the carriage. “Did he not say that only two servants remained in his London home? He must have hired them especially for the occasion.”
“He is, indeed, a generous man,” commented the Countess. “But that is hardly surprising considering he is a man in love – ”
“Aunt!”
Luella blushed to the roots of her hair and cast her eyes downwards as Aunt Edith continued,
“But I am right, am I not? He is in love with you.”
Luella looked down at her gloves and bit her
