CHAPTER FIVEAfter they had visited the first farm, the Earl was becoming increasingly impressed by the way Kristina was conducting herself.
The whole situation had been very dramatic with the farmer and his wife almost in tears and then the atmosphere had changed miraculously from misery to joy as soon as the Earl had said a few words.
It was not surprising when they saw the dilapidated state of the farm itself and that the farmer’s children were obviously underfed and poorly clothed.
Even the newly born calves were too thin and moved as if they were tired and listless and when the farmer finally grasped that things had changed, he reeled off a whole list of his requirements especially for livestock.
“You have run this farm for over fifteen years,” the Earl had said, “and I trust you i
