“What a lovely room!” she exclaimed.
“I thought you’d think so, my Lady,” Mrs. Whiteley replied. “It has been decorated in the last two years by her Ladyship, who I suppose now I should refer to as ‘Her Grace’.”
“I expect you mean the late Duke’s daughter-in-law,” Pandia said.
“That’s right, my Lady. The Marquis and her Ladyship are in Australia at the moment, which is why they couldn’t get home for the funeral. We look forward to their return and there’ll be very many improvements made in The Castle after that.”
Looking round the room and remembering the contrast between this and Lady Anne’s room, Pandia could understand there was a great deal to be done.
Now, as she moved towards the dressing table, she said,
“I am afraid you will have to find me a nightgown to wear tonight, as nat
