Chapter 20
Once again I found myself before Dorincourt’s town house. Three weeks had passed since I’d been there to speak to my nephew on New Year’s Eve. This time it was broad daylight, and when I rang the bell, it was my nephew who answered the door.
“Good morning, Uncle.”
“St John.”
“Won’t you come in?” He stepped aside as I stepped into the entry hall. “I must say, when you called to inform us you’d be coming by today, I wasn’t expecting you so early.”
“Early? It’s half past eleven.”
He flushed scarlet and gave a weak smile. “Oh, is it? We…er…lost track of time last night. It was quite late when we went to bed.”
“In that case, I apologise.” From his blush, I could imagine the reason why they had lost track of time the night before. However, I didn’t tease him. “Are you ready?”
