CHAPTER SIXSimon pushed back his plate and got up from the breakfast table.
“I am going to help Mr. Bennett with the wages,” he said.
“That is very kind of you,” Kasia smiled. “He said you were a great help yesterday.”
“I will not be very long,” Simon said. “Where will you be?”
“In the music room,” Kasia replied.
“Oh, that is good!” he said.
He bent forward, kissed her on the cheek, then walked towards the door.
As it shut behind him, the Duke asked,
“What is all this?”
Kasia smiled.
“I thought you would be surprised,” she said, “but as Simon is so keen on money, I suggested he helped Mr. Bennett count out the wages. It is quite a long job at the moment with so many workmen here.”
The Duke was staring as if he did not understand, and she went on,
“You know that Mr. Bennett coun
