CHAPTER 24
Returning from the hound walk Friday morning, George found Isolda waiting for him in the yard with a broad smile.
“When you’ve disposed of your hounds,” she said, “come join me with all the hunt staff in your office. We have a surprise for you all.”
A few minutes later, when George ducked through the doorway into the building, he discovered Isolda standing in the entry corridor outside his office door steering him into the office where he joined the rest of his staff. He was surprised and pleased to discover Angharad there, too, chatting with Rhian.
“What’s this all about, then?” he said.
He was the last one in and Isolda had closed the door behind him. Now she opened the other door to the back corridor, and stood in the doorway expectantly, looking at Angharad who walked o
