Chapter 27
They left without even drinking their tea. Admiral Wolcott was courteous but insistent, and Catherine was left in no doubt that her husband was now a prisoner. She tried to convince the admiral to use the new carriage with the St Clair coat of arms on the panel, but he was again politely firm; the hired coach was still at their disposal, and that would do very well for the long ride back to London. Catherine tried to press her point. She did not like the idea of Jocelyn being taken away like a criminal and conceded only when Beaseley reminded her that she might wish to have use of the carriage. She had every intention of going to London—to do whatever needed to be done to stop LaFrance, and to try to extract Jocelyn from this dreadful mistake.
Beaseley remained and apologised
