CHAPTER FOURAt Creswell Court Wenda was astonished at how quickly events were moving. By Wednesday the whole house was beginning to look quite different. It was mainly due to Banks and Mrs. Stevenson and they were thrilled at the whole idea of his Lordship holding a house party. Wenda was careful not to say who was coming. She knew however that the news of party, which had not taken place at The Court for so long, delighted the village. In fact Banks could have had a dozen more footmen than he required, but he was wise enough to choose young men who were better educated and therefore likely to be more efficient than the ordinary villager. Mrs. Stevenson in the meantime engaged women she knew personally and they were very pleased at having the opportunity for work if only for a short