CHAPTER TWOAt last the Colonel heard the sound of carriage wheels, and in a few moments his daughter had arrived home with her aunt.
Mr. Farley greeted his beloved grand-daughter affectionately, while the Colonel drew his sister aside for a report on the evening.
“I gather Rowena received a declaration tonight,” Lady Pennington told him quietly. “And refused it absolutely.”
“Without consulting me?” the Colonel demanded.
“Well, it was only Sir Cedric Humboldt. Scarcely a great catch. Rowena seems to have been rather annoyed with him.”
The Colonel frowned. Certainly Sir Cedric wasn’t the kind of title he wanted for his daughter, yet Rowena’s independent spirit disturbed him. It would be as well to warn her of her duty, lest she throw away her chances.
So when his sister had departed an
