Chapter FiveLatonia did not get the chance to talk to Lord Branscombe alone for the next forty-eight hours.
She noticed that he was being charming and, for him, almost effusive to the young Rajah.
She thought that the young man responded, but she was aware that the pupils of His Highness’s eyes were still dilated and she wondered if Lord Branscombe had noticed it.
Addiction to opium was, as her father had told her, very prevalent in India and she had learnt that English women were often afraid that their Ayahs would give the babies they looked after small amounts of opium to keep them quiet.
At the same time the English permitted the sale of opium and, because it brought in much revenue in taxation, encouraged it to some extent.
Latonia found herself wondering if it was not something
