He realised with a sense of relief that luncheon was coming to an end and he hoped that Romana would realise it and rise to her feet.
‘Dammit,’ he muttered beneath his breath, “she does not know how to behave properly.”
“What was the name of your wife’s mother before she married?” Lady Lovell had just asked.
As she spoke, Romana rose reluctantly, still having a last word as she did so with the Lord Chief Justice.
She looked at Lady Lovell who also rose.
“Never mind,” she said to the Marquis as if he was about to reply, “I am sure that your wife will tell me all I want to know. At the same time don’t leave it too long before you join us. It is so bad for Lovell to drink port, but he can never resist it.”
She walked from the Marquis’s side as she spoke and joined Romana who was waiting
