She then carried her cases down to the stable and hid them in a special place that was not being used by the grooms.
She knew that there was no one likely to question them being there.
She then told one of the stable boys, who she knew was a good driver, that she wished to leave for London early the next morning before anyone else was awake.
“I have a long day’s journey in front of me, Jim,” she told him, “and you know as well as I do, that grown-ups always think that I do too much. They will certainly protest at my going on a long journey without anyone to accompany me.”
She hesitated before she added,
“As there is no one able to do this at the moment, my father might well refuse to let me travel with you. But I know, Jim, that you will look after me as well as the horses.”
She sm
