CHAPTER SEVENThe time until the departure of the Waterford party for London sped by.
Valeria and Lord Waterford discussed in detail her ideas for The Castle, architectural plans were approved and work was set in progress.
Lord Waterford was obsequiously polite to Valeria.
He even accompanied her on her morning rides. It was as if he wanted to ensure that Sir Peter did not make contact with her.
Gradually she found herself enjoying his company.
There were times when he seemed to retreat within himself, as if he remembered her friendship with Sir Peter and still could not forgive it.
On one morning ride, they passed the house she had noticed on her first outing from The Castle.
“What plans have you for this place, my Lord?” she asked, pointing at the house, half hidden behind its hed
