CHAPTER FOURWhen eventually they did arrive back at the Palace, Zoleka and Udele had a quiet luncheon with Anton Bauer.
There was no sign of the Count or of Pieter Seitz.
Once luncheon was over there was a message from the Prime Minister.
It said that he would be honoured if Princess Zoleka could come to his office in the Parliament building that afternoon.
Zoleka ordered the carriage again and asked Udele to ensure that the Music room was tidy and cleaned for the evening.
“I should also look at the ballroom,” she suggested, “in case the Count asks more guests than we expect. And do see there are flowers everywhere as it will look very bare otherwise.”
The Princess ran off delighted, Zoleka thought, at being able to issue orders at last, something she had not been able to do when she
