It seemed to Caterina that the windows were empty and there was certainly no one to be seen.
Henriet led her through the shrubbery until at the far end there was a hut and it was the one they used to play in when they were children.
It was quite a large hut and the Royal Nannies had at one time kept their prams in it as well as numerous toys.
Now the door was closed and someone had put a lock on it, which Caterina did not remember.
Henriet stopped outside and looked round.
There was certainly no one to pry on them from the flower beds nor from the roses growing in great profusion above them, otherwise there were just trees and one could look over the flat land beyond the Palace and see the sea.
Henriet was opening the door of the hut with a key she had taken from her handbag.
As she
