Chapter ThreeFor a moment Conrad stared at Lady Delora as if he could hardly believe that she was telling the truth.
Then he said in a warmer and more friendly voice than he had used before,
“Suppose you tell me from the very beginning what has happened? To start with, why are you so much younger than your brother?”
As he spoke, he realised that she was fighting for self-control and with an effort she answered in a quiet voice,
“Denzil is only my half-brother.”
She saw the surprise in Conrad’s face and went on,
“But after I was born Mama was never very strong and therefore it was rather like being an only child as I had no one to play with.”
“Who was your mother?”
“She was American and I think Papa married her because she was so rich.”
Again the surprise in Conrad’s face was very
