Chapter SixIt was another uncomfortable evening with Lord Hawkston trying to make conversation and receiving little response from either Dominica or his nephew.
Dominica did make an effort, but she found that it was increasingly hard to chatter and smile and impossible to prevent herself from shuddering when she looked at Gerald.
It seemed to her, however, that Lord Hawkston was quite unaware that there was an undercurrent to the conversation nor did he seem to notice that Gerald had imbibed a great deal of whisky before he came back to the sitting room dressed for dinner.
During the meal he ostentatiously drank the fresh lime juice that had been prepared for Dominica, but after dinner when he left the room for a few minutes, she was sure that it was because he was seeking another drink
