Chapter 4Nerina stood paralysed with fear until her uncle came nearer and then she made an almost superhuman effort to hide her dismay at the sight of him.
Moving forward, she forced a smile to her lips.
“Good afternoon, Uncle Herbert,” she said.
He made no reply. His expression was ominous and his glance flickered over her as if he were looking for someone else. Still without speaking he turned his horse down the path towards the glade where Elizabeth and Adrian Butler were locked in each other’s arms.
Nerina made a desperate attempt to detain him.
“Uncle Herbert, where are you going?” she cried, her voice unnaturally loud so that Elizabeth could hear and be warned.
But Lord Cardon without turning his head rode relentlessly on, and in despair Nerina followed him down the woodland pa
