“Who can I have?” she asked. “It cannot be any of my own friends if Gerald is with us.”
“No of course not that would be disastrous.”
The Duke suddenly gave an exclamation.
“Who have you thought of, Arthur?”
“I have just remembered that at yesterday’s funeral, there was another relation, Princess Louise of Piracus.”
Lady Rose thought for a minute.
“Yes, I believe she was a very distant cousin of our Mama. I do recall her staying with us once in the country about six years ago.”
“She is now living in a Grace and Favour house at Hampton Court and she has her daughter with her who is, I gather, just eighteen.”
Lady Rose did not speak, so he continued,
“I feel that, as they are extremely hard up, I ought to do something about them. The next time I have a party in the country I will
