Too much of their conversation centred on events at Mannerly and they spent a lot of time discussing the short-lived romance between Lord Mannerly and the mysterious Griselda.
And Andrea was very grateful that her hair was hidden under a cotton cap.
She sewed remarkably quickly and efficiently and with considerable artistry, trying not to dwell on the fact that she was under the very roof where the ball had taken place, the same roof that he himself had until recently slept under.
She fell into a dull but comfortable regime and was almost alarmed when one morning, some eight days after her arrival, she was then summoned into the presence of the Dowager herself.
Mrs. Silkin guided her downstairs to the Dowager’s apartments.
As she was ushered respectfully into the Dowager’s sitting roo
