She then went back to the study not feeling in the slightest guilty at what she had done and she could imagine if he knew about it how furious the Earl would be.
The one issue she was really curious about was how much money there would be in the Bank and she was quite certain now that there would be some, although it may not be a large amount.
‘Anything is better than nothing,’ she told herself.
She wondered again what would happen to her and she reckoned that if the Post chaise reached London in four hours it would be possible, if the new Earl was willing, for him to drive to The Hall before it was dark.
Then she told herself that she was asking too much as he would want time to pack, to notify his other relations and it would be ridiculous of her to expect him to arrive at the earlie
