He therefore went to the writing desk he saw in the corner of the room and then wrote a short note to Nelita Sheldon,
“I have just returned from France and wish to see you as soon as possible. Will you therefore please come to Rock House either this evening or tomorrow morning?
Yours sincerely,
Rockcliffe.”
It seemed rather bald when he re-read it, but that was what he meant it to be.
‘I must start off on the right foot,’ he told himself.
At the same time it annoyed him that he had to be involved with this young girl as soon as he arrived and before coping with his own problems.
Nevertheless he had been very fond of the General and he would never forget the kindness he had shown him when he first arrived in Portugal.
Looking back, the Duke realised how very green he had been and ho
