Chapter FiveThe more Tempera considered what she should do, the more confused she became.
She felt as if everything had fallen into small pieces around her and she could not put them together again. There was danger in every course she might take, and even more in doing nothing.
If only the Count were not staying at the Chateau, then perhaps the deception might not be noticed for a long time. Many people saw what they expected to see, and the Duke would be so familiar with his picture so that even he might merely feel happy to know it was there and would not examine it closely.
But she was quite certain that sooner or later during his visit to the Chateau the Count would look at every picture on the walls and discuss them with the Duke.
It was the sort of things that connoisseurs like
