CHAPTER FOURThe Duke of Rockinston travelled to Scotland in his yacht.
He had found that trains became slower and more unreliable the further North they went.
As he was in a great hurry he knew it was much more sensible for him to go by sea.
His yacht was a new toy he was delighted with. It boasted the latest modern improvements and gadgets.
He was already well aware that at Cowes his yacht would be superlative amongst all the others.
On the way North he had spent most of the time on the bridge with his Captain, as he always liked to direct the yacht himself.
It was appropriately named The Thistle because he was very proud of his Scottish blood.
His mother was a Scot and when she was widowed and handed over Rockinston Hall to her son, she moved up to Rockinston Castle in Scotland.
