CHAPTER TWOArriving home Tasia found that her father had not returned for luncheon. But despite their disagreement the previous evening she was not unduly worried. She knew that he would need to see plenty of people after his journey North. She was just sorry she had not lingered longer in the park. Regretful that she had rushed back, she made a snap decision to take her dog for a walk. Jimbo was a cocker spaniel who had been with her ever since she came back from Florence. Before leaving for school she had been the proud owner of another cocker spaniel, also called Jimbo, and had been heartbroken to leave him and her horses behind. Jimbo had been old, and she knew that he would miss her as much as she would hate parting from him. Finally she decided that the kindest thing to do was

