youvery “For heaven’s sake, Herbert, it’s not The Art of War,” Hilda laughed.
The Art of War,“It’s worse, Hilda, much worse than that – it’s politics!” Herbert chuckled.
much“It felt more like he was trying to play both ends against the middle – appease both sides,” Victoria countered.
“Nonsense!” Herbert waved away her rebuttal.
“He came to Bell Heath once,” Madison said suddenly.
From the surprised expressions around the table, Adam realised that others had been just as taken aback at the interjection as he had. Madison had been relatively quiet for most of the night, offering her opinion only when it had been sought, and speaking only when quizzed on anything relating to the estate.
“Who did?” Constantine asked.
“Grainger. Came to Bell Heath. I was in Science. Didn’t want to go i
