Chapter 7
“So tell me,” said Alison, “does your father ever find out?”
Paul remained silent.
“Miranda? Did you hear me?”
Paul nodded.
“How did he find out?”
Paul stayed silent a while longer before he replied. “Grimes, the gamekeeper. One of the people who survived Daddy’s cutbacks. I don’t know why. I would hardly have thought a gamekeeper was a necessary member of staff.
“Regardless, Daddy calls me into the study. He’s in quite a rage.” Paul suddenly became agitated. “He’s lighting his pipe by the fireplace. Daddy likes to empty his pipe into the coal tray.
“‘I cannot believe it, Miranda. The mechanic?’ he growls.
“He doesn’t even turn to face me. He’s frightening me.” Paul shifted in the recliner. “‘But I love him, Daddy,’ I tell him. ‘I love him more than I love anything else
