Chapter SixSeated opposite the Duke in the train Larentia was travelling in a very different manner from the way in which she had arrived.
They had left the Castle at eight o’clock in a comfortable carriage drawn by four horses, and when they reached the railway station the Station Master was waiting for them, resplendent in gold braid and a top hat, to escort them to a reserved carriage.
There was also one for the servants who accompanied them to see to the luggage and to place a large picnic basket on another seat in their compartment together with a number of newspapers and magazines.
There was a rug to cover Larentia’s legs and a servant stood outside the carriage until the last minute before the train left in case the Duke wished to give an order.
Only when they were on their way
