‘One thing is quite certain,’ she told herself with a little smile, ‘I shall grow very fat at The Castle if I stay here very long.’
“And what, Noella, do you think of your home now that you have seen it?” the Earl asked unexpectedly.
Noella started.
“It is – bigger than I expected,” she replied, “and I think – the fountain in the garden is very – beautiful.”
“You do not remember it?”
The question was sharp.
“No – I am afraid not,” Noella replied truthfully.
The Earl rose.
“Come and look at the Rose Garden,” he said. “Our grandfather was very proud of the roses he grew.”
Noella walked across the room to join him at the window.
She was aware as she did so that Jasper Raven was watching them closely.
She thought that it was most embarrassing to know that he was listening attentivel
