Chapter FiveWynstan came down to breakfast and entered the dining room with its fine plaques decorated with the heads of Roman Emperors and officials that had been found amongst the foundations of the Villa.
The servants hurried to bring him coffee and food and, as he looked out at the sunshine, he was glad not to be in New York.
He wondered how Harvey was faring and realised that yesterday had been election day.
He could well imagine the crowds, the turmoil, the noise, the violence, the heartache and the bitter disappointment of the unsuccessful candidate.
He had a feeling that, however optimistic Harvey might be, Theodore Roosevelt would be re-elected.
He had his enemies, but at the same time people looked to him for stability and that was something that was going to count in this p
