Chapter SevenTheir Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at Moor Hall very promptly on Friday evening.
They were extremely courteous and pleasant to all the members of the Duke’s family.
The Duke, however, was watching Lavela’s reaction.
He thought that the excitement in her eyes was like that of a child at a Pantomime.
Almost immediately the party went upstairs to dress for dinner.
The chef, as excited as everybody else, excelled himself. Each course was like a poem of haute cuisine in itself.
It was not the first time that the Prince of Wales had stayed at Moor Hall. It was, however, the first time that he had done so with the Princess.
“I am so looking forward to the opening of your theatre,” Princess Alexandra said in her sweet voice to the Duke, “and I am su
