He could sleep until his Master came in through the front door when they would wake him.
Lord Selwyn let the man help him undress, but did not speak until he was ready for bed.
Then he said in his ordinary voice,
“Start packing first thing in the morning, Higgins. We will be leaving for Penang either tomorrow or first thing the following day. It is near the Equator.”
There was a second’s silence.
Then Higgins replied in the same indifferent manner that his Master had spoken in,
“Will it be formal or informal, my Lord?”
“Better be prepared for both,” Lord Selwyn replied.
“Very good, my Lord.”
Higgins walked towards the door and Lord Selwyn was sure that he was grinning.
He knew that Higgins enjoyed the unexpected more than anything else. And they would be going away from what he d
