She knew, however, that if Lord Grimstone had seen them he might have behaved very differently.
Whatever she might have said, he would have refused to leave the house.
As she cleaned away the blood, she thought that Nanny must be very careful in throwing away the bloodstained bandages.
They would certainly be evidence that something unusual was happening inside The Hall if they were to be discovered.
If anyone had even the slightest idea that a wounded man had run up the drive and sought sanctuary from his pursuers, she could imagine only too clearly how people would talk in the village.
‘It would keep them chattering for a month!’ Novella told herself. She was well aware that it was something that must not happen under any circumstances.
However aggressive Lord Grimstone might appea
