“You know him then,” Camilla remarked.
“I have met him and he is one of those Socialites who always manages to be in the right place at the right moment. By entertaining you tonight he ensures a front seat at your Wedding. Don’t forget that when he overwhelms you with his hospitality!”
She laughed at his words and said reprovingly,
“I am sure it is extremely kind of the Margrave to accommodate us.”
When they reached the Palace of Westerbalden, she found that her defence of her host was quite unnecessary. The Palace was enormous standing in extensive parklands. There were ornamental lakes and waterfalls with a fountain in the courtyard and white doves fluttering around flower-filled ornamented urns.
The salons were worthy of The Palace. There were tapestries, brocade hangings, gilt-fra
