Her son was more interested in his son and had allowed his mother to have the upbringing of Felicity thinking that the child might in fact sooner or later, heal the breach, between them.
The Countess however had moved to another part of England altogether and had no intention of being conciliatory.
As her son was nearly as obstinate as she was the feud grew and grew until there ceased to be any communication between them.
Then the Countess had died and when Felicity went to France to stay with some of her grandmother’s friends, Carmela had wondered if she would turn towards the family she did not know.
This might be impossible, but it would obviously not be correct for her to live at the Castle alone without a chaperon.
“We are going home,” Felicity was saying, “and I will tell you th
