chapter sixWhen she had finished her breakfast, Zorina found that an aide-de-camp had left her a programme for the day.
“I am afraid you are going to be very busy,” her mother remarked as she had breakfast with her in the sitting room.
Zorina looked at the programme and saw that she was to receive three deputations before luncheon.
Afterwards there was to be an inspection of the Wedding presents in one of the State rooms and then two more deputations later on in the afternoon.
She thought, with a distinct sinking of her heart, that these would involve a great number of speeches, which so far she had found dreary and uninspiring.
“You must not overtire yourself before tomorrow, dearest,” her mother admonished her as she poured herself another cup of coffee.
“Why is tomorrow so particu
