CHAPTER FOURThe Marquis had been nineteen when he was asked by a friend he had recently met at Oxford if he would come and stay in the country for a cricket match.
He was spoken of as being an outstanding cricketer and had already been awarded his Blue.
Of course, in those far-off days he had yet not come into his father’s title and was known as Viscount Kex.
He accepted the invitation because he loved cricket and enjoyed the attention he received from his admirers.
The friend who had invited him was the son of Sir Gerald Benson who owned a large estate in Hampshire.
The house was enormous and it was big enough to accommodate the whole cricket team as well as quite a few of their friends and relations.
The Marquis found he had a nice bedroom on the first floor with most of the other
