Chapter ThreeMr. Heywood collected Aletha from her compartment.
They then walked side by side and in silence towards the restaurant.
When he had ordered coffee and two dishes of fresh fish, he began,
‘Now, Lady Aletha, I want the truth and the whole truth as to why you are here.”
“The truth is really quite simple,” Aletha replied. “If Papa had not had to go to Denmark on the Queen’s instructions, I would have come with him to Hungary.”
She smiled at him tentatively before she went on,
“Instead of which I was left with Cousin Jane who as usual was ill and I could not bear to miss all the fun.”
“Your father had no idea of what you were doing, I presume?” Mr. Heywood said in an uncompromising manner.
“No, of course not. I waited until he had left the house and then caught the next tra
