CHAPTER FIVEThe house in Belgrave Square was, as Tania had expected, large, well furnished and extremely impressive.
Selina Bracebridge and her husband welcomed her most affectionately, and they were also delighted to see Rupert.
“I am afraid that you have come home to very bad news,” Charles said to Rupert.
“You are right, it is extremely bad,” agreed Rupert.
“We are expecting Sidney Herbert later,” Charles went on, “so he will undoubtedly tell us the worst.”
Then other guests were announced and Tania and Rupert moved away.
Fortunately he knew many people in the room and, as their host and hostess were busy, he introduced Tania to his friends.
They were a party of eighteen for dinner and Tania found herself sitting, not beside Rupert as she had hoped, but between two pleasant young
