CHAPTER FOURThe Marquis rose as soon as dawn broke and dressed himself quickly.
Having been in the Army at one time, he was used to doing things for himself at a speed that most people could never achieve.
He ran downstairs and let himself out of the house by one of the back doors.
It was too early for there to be any servants in the passages and no one was to be seen in the garden.
The sun was just rising.
When it touched the flowers and the blossom on the trees, everything turned beautiful and enchanted.
It seemed quite unbelievable. The Marquis could hardly credit it that any of his relations would actually plan to kill him and behave in such an appalling manner.
But Randolph had always been tricky and quite different from the rest of the family.
His own father had often laughi
