He paused before he went on,
“That is what I need at the moment, encouragement from the top rather than have to work my way up from the bottom.”
The Viscount grinned.
“That is very nicely put and, of course, I will help you where I can. If you want to hold meetings to impress those who will listen to you, my house is always at your disposal.”
“That is exactly what I would want,” Sir Richard said, “and thank you so much for being so understanding. I have struck a bad period at the moment where people are not really interested in the world they do not know, which to me is always implicitly exciting.”
“I know,” the Viscount replied, “and, of course, I will help you. If it is just a question of sending out letters, Miss Ash can do them. If they are written on my writing paper, the receive
