Chapter FiveThe Earl dined alone.
The chef provided an excellent dinner considering that he had not been expected.
Before he left London, the Earl had sent a note to his friend Charles Sinclair asking him to join him as soon as he possibly could.
He guessed that he would have quite a number of engagements that he would not want to chuck at the last moment.
At the same time he was very certain that Charles would not fail him.
When he rose from the table to go towards the study, he suddenly thought that it would be a good idea to see Miss Taylor now.
It was still quite early and she would not have gone to bed.
He was eager to know a lot more about her and also to discover, if possible, why she was frightened.
He therefore said to the butler,
“Ask Miss Taylor to come to me in the stu
