Chapter ThreeThe Earl was looking forward with pleasure to his first party at The Castle.
Perry had said that he must invite the friends he had known in the past and pair them off with the attractive women they were enamoured with at present.
Perry was not only excited at having the Earl back from the sea, but he thought it essential that he should enjoy himself in London after being away for so many years.
“You will have to forget the war now, old boy!” he said. “Everybody is sick of talking about it and the Prince Regent has set the pace by amusing himself continuously and extravagantly.”
For a moment the Earl could think only of the sufferings of the Navy, who were finding it intolerable to blockade the French Ports month after month or else to chase the French ships from the Medite
