Chapter FiveThe Prince Regent retired early with Lady Hertford on his arm.
One of the few things that Lady Hertford was liked for was that she did not wish to keep the Prince up late.
She was, in fact, getting on in years, and was only too willing to end the evening far sooner than any of those surrounding the Prince Regent hoped.
The Duke, watching them go, looked round for Gerald Chertson and saw him deep in conversation with Viscount Castlereagh, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
As he did not like to interrupt them unnecessarily, he walked slowly through the Reception rooms, noticing how many additions had been made since he was last in England.
The Prince’s passion for collecting was one of the bits of gossip that had percolated through to the Armed Forces besides his a
