CHAPTER TWOAfter Lord Carlsby left, Flavia told her father all the news from The Priory.
He was extremely interested in the horses and in the crops that had been planted on the Home Farm and she also told him about the tenant farmers and how some of them had been encouraged to improve their productivity.
“We have more sheep and more chickens than we have ever had before,” Flavia related.
“That is excellent, Flavia, and we must encourage them to expand and become more profitable every year.”
“What they really need, Papa, is to see more of you. They are not going to listen to a woman and certainly not one as young as me. If you were there, I can see we would quickly become the most up-to date estate in the County.”
Lord Linwood smiled.
“I appreciate your enthusiasm, my dear, but I am
