“I was wondering only the other day when that young man would be coming home,” he said. “I shall look forward to talking to him.”
“It will be all about the War!” Vanda protested. “You do know, Papa, that there is a great deal for the Earl to do on the estate and the farmers have been asking for a long time when he will be back.”
“Neil was always a good young man,” Sir Alexander said, “and he will prove to be an excellent soldier. I have no fears for the future.”
Vanda wished that she could say the same thing.
After they had finished dinner, she said ‘goodnight’ to her father, kissed him on his cheek and went upstairs to bed.
Alone she asked herself again how she could warn the Earl about the highwaymen in his house and what he would do about them.
It would certainly be foolhardy for
