CHAPTER FIVEDinner was nearly finished.
They were laughing at a joke made by Sir Hubert when the butler came to the side of the Marquis and handed his Lordship a note.
The Marquis read it and nodded his head. Teresa guessed he was saying that the actor had arrived and she felt her heart give a little throb.
She realised that she was right when a few minutes later the Marquis said,
“Before we return to the drawing room, I have a special treat for you all.”
“What can that be?” Sir Hubert asked.
“His Majesty gave me a bottle of his special port just before I was leaving London,” the Marquis answered. “He says it is the best he has ever drunk. We have to taste it and tell His Majesty whether he is right or wrong.”
They all laughed at that because the King never admitted he was wrong in
