CHAPTER SEVENWhen Charles called in at Lord Stratford’s opulent Palace, he gave his name and said that his business with his Lordship was ‘important and urgent’.
He was, however, somewhat surprised when a few minutes later he was escorted into a large beautiful room overlooking the Bosporus.
Lord Stratford, who was reading a newspaper put it on one side, stood up and shook hands.
“I am delighted to see you, Mr. Bracebridge, and I do apologise for not calling on you when you first arrived. But I know you have been very busy and so indeed have I.”
“I have come to see you, my Lord, on an errand of mercy,” replied Charles, “but first I must tell you a secret that is known to no one else since we left England.”
He saw Lord Stratford was intrigued and he then sat down and told him who Tania
