“You said you would help me and now you will have to be very brave.”
As he spoke Dorkins opened the door into the corridor very silently and peeped out. Then he picked up the cases and walked ahead.
“Now what you must do before we leave,” the Marquis said, “is to write a letter to the Baron as quickly as you can and leave it on the writing table.”
“What shall I write to him?”
“Tell the Baron that a special message has been given to Dorkins for me from the British Embassy to say that your father has been involved in an accident and therefore you need to return to England at once.”
He paused to see if Simona had understood, before continuing,
“Say that, rather than upset the household, I have offered to take you back to England in my yacht. Thank them for all their kindness and say tha
