CHAPTER FOURThe Duke stood for a moment looking down at the shoes, then he raised his head.
The leaves were very thick.
But almost directly above him he saw two large eyes staring at him.
The leaves fell back and he walked forward.
He was against the trunk of the tree when he looked up again.
Above him there was a very attractive young girl sitting on a thick bough.
She had a small, heart-shaped face, and her eyes, which he had seen through the leaves, were almost too big for it.
Then he was aware that his nephew was only a foot or so away from her.
“Hello, Simon,” he said, “you seem to have moved up in the world! And who is your friend?”
Quickly, because Kasia thought Simon was looking sulky, Kasia said,
“I am the new Governess, your Grace. My name is Watson.”
The Duke stared a
