Chapter 14
Nick was enormously glad to knock on the door to number 17 in Cavendish Square. The morning had been unusually long, but Nick had forced himself to wait until after luncheon to call. He’d arrived home in enough time to get a few hours’ sleep, and then had to listen to Charlotte’s indignant complaints about Matthias over the breakfast table. He’d explained that the man who had intruded had been unbalanced and Matthias hadn’t wanted to subject them to any unpleasantness, but that did little to pacify Charlotte. Nick resigned himself to the fact that nothing Matthias did would ever please her.
Violet and Lucy, on the other hand, were both quite pleased with their outing, and with Matthias’ invitation to dinner. For Violet, the fact that she got to spend more time with Beresford o
