“I don’t want him to be a bother to you,” Elizabeth answered. “But it would be a godsend to take him out of the nursery. Nanny is busy making clothes for the new baby and he demands so much attention that she finds it impossible to get on with her work.”
“I will talk off some of his energy,” Alyna smiled.
Rupert was delighted with the idea.
“Will you tell me a story?” he asked.
“We will tell one together,” Alyna said. “I will tell you a bit and then you will tell me the next piece.”
Rupert jumped about with delight at the idea and Elizabeth said,
“There is always one career open for you, Alyna, you could be a teacher. I believe you could make any subject interesting to children.”
“I have often thought that,” Alyna answered quite seriously. “My father used to make everything he told
