It was something that he knew in his heart he could never contemplate.
‘For better or worse,’ he said to himself, standing at the window, ‘I go to Scotland.’
*
Later Talbot could not help thinking how strange it was when he was host to Henry and Tara.
He was able, without even considering the cost, to order the most expensive dishes on the menu and the very best wines.
He thought too, because he used his new title, that the Head Waiter was more obsequious than he would otherwise have been.
Although he himself was not aware of it, Henry noticed that already he had an air of authority that had not been there before.
Because Talbot thought Tara was tired, he did not linger after the meal was finished but drove her home.
As she was about to enter the empty house, she then thanked him p
