Which was that his daughter should make a brilliant marriage.
Because she was very pretty and was his daughter, he believed that there would be little difficulty.
However he could not afford to give her a Season in London which she should have had this year now that she was eighteen.
There was no possible way of opening Hawkhurst House and a ball would cost far more money that he could afford.
Natalie had been invited to two or three balls and had stayed with the hostess of each of them and there were several that would take place after Ascot, which she had promised to attend.
The trouble now was quite simply that Natalie did not want to go to balls in London or anywhere else.
She had fallen head over heels in love with Terence Armstrong and he with her.
There was not the slightest
