It meant that the houses of the old families were filled with treasures that were a distinct part of the history of England.
‘I really must explore everything in this house,’ she decided. ‘I hope that one day Charles will take me to his house in the country. He is so kind and I cannot imagine that anyone else would have treated us in the same way.’
A housemaid came to the room to help her undress.
She chose one of her prettiest gowns feeling that it was somehow in tune with the house itself and, of course, its owner.
When she went down to dinner, she was aware that Charles looked at her with admiration.
But it was her brother who commented,
“You are certainly dressed up! I cannot remember seeing you in that dress before.”
“I have had it quite a long time,” Alvita answered. “But I
