The guests were arriving for afternoon tea. Some were leaving straight afterwards, others, with farther to travel were spending another night. Jeremy was annoyed with himself for not checking what David’s plans were. Would he stay another night? He really couldn’t bear the thought of his leaving. He’d promised to see him before he went, but Jeremy was afraid he wouldn’t be able to extricate himself from his duties long enough to say a proper goodbye if he was leaving after tea. His stomach turned over at the thought. Perhaps he would visit again? Sir Granville had numerous house parties as it seemed his wife couldn’t settle unless the house was filled with people. Perhaps he would come back in a few weeks.
He carried plates of cakes whilst the others brought the tea, and he was placing a
