CHAPTER TWO“Chiara, this is Arthur,” Elizabeth said and the tall fair-haired young man who sat beside her on the sofa leapt up to greet her.
“My fiancé!” Elizabeth continued, her eyes shining with happiness.
Arthur bowed low over Chiara’s hand.
“I am delighted to meet you,” he said. “Elizabeth has told me so much about you
And then, as if drawn by a magnet, he was back on the sofa again, slipping his arm through Elizabeth’s.
Chiara was reminded of the beautiful swans she had just seen on the Fens and how they had twined their necks together so tenderly and passionately.
“I am very very happy for you both,” she sighed.
“Papa says that he has given us his blessing, but I think he might need a little while to get used to the idea,” Elizabeth added with a smile.
“Not at all!” the Dean
