“I will be back as soon as I can,” the Earl told her. “It’s essential, as you well know, for us to be away before your father returns from Windsor Castle.”
“I’ll pack everything as quickly as I can.”
Flavia jumped out of the carriage and even before the front door opened for her, the Earl had driven away.
She wondered where he was going and what he had in his mind.
However, she knew she must do as he said and ask questions later.
She had not been in her bedroom for long and was pulling clothes out of the wardrobe when Mrs. Shepherd appeared.
“I hears you was back, Miss Flavia,” she said, “but it’s sooner than we had expected. What are you doing with your clothes?”
“I am going to stay with friends in the country for a very special party and they are calling for me very shortly. Pl
