A Village Scandal by Dilly Court

Author:Dilly Court [Court, Dilly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2019-11-25T17:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Toby and Minnie were the first guests to leave, accompanied by Ivy, but Flora had somehow managed to persuade Julian to take her back to London, although Daisy could see that his colleagues were not too keen on the idea. The barouche was kept busy plying to and from Little Creek station, and Mr and Mrs Woodward had no choice other than to await their turn, but when Molesworth finally announced that it had come for them, Letitia drew Daisy aside.

‘You may think it’s amusing to throw that red-haired trollop in Julian’s path, but wait until my cousin Agnes hears about this. She won’t be best pleased, and I wouldn’t be surprised if you hear from Mr Carrington.’

Daisy shrugged. ‘It had nothing to do with me, Mrs Woodward. Julian is free to choose his friends, and quite frankly it’s his business, not yours, and certainly not mine.’

‘Oh!’ Letitia bristled with indignation. ‘I won’t be spoken to in that tone of voice by a mere servant.’

‘My connection with your family ceased a long time ago, and for your information I am not a servant. I am the lady of the manor and Mrs Harker has been renting the property to impress gullible people like you, but she’s leaving tomorrow and I am taking back control of my property. Now, I think your husband is calling to you. The carriage is waiting to take you to the station. Goodbye, Mrs Woodward – I hope we won’t meet again.’

‘Well, I never did.’ Letitia bustled over to her husband. ‘Harold, I’ve just been insulted by that woman.’ She pointed a shaking finger at Daisy.

‘Never mind that now, my dear. We need to hurry if we’re to catch the London train.’ He ushered his wife out of the house, but he paused before following her and doffed his hat to Daisy. She thought he winked at her, but he was too far away for her to be certain.

‘Have they gone?’ Marjorie appeared suddenly at Daisy’s side. ‘Dreadful people. I don’t know why I invited them here.’

‘They’ve gone now and I doubt if either of us will be seeing them again.’

‘For once I agree with you, Daisy.’ Marjorie surged forward at the sight of the general and his wife as they descended the grand staircase. ‘Your stay has been all too brief – I’ll miss you both.’

The general smiled benignly. ‘I have a feeling we will be seeing more of you, my dear. Quite apart from the fact that I’m personally recommending your husband for promotion, it seems that my son and young Charity have come to an understanding.’

‘Yes,’ Felicia added hastily. ‘Although, of course, it’s early days and they’re both very young. We’ll have to see what transpires in the future.’

‘Yes, indeed,’ Marjorie said graciously. ‘He’s a charming young man, and he’s more than welcome to visit us at Four Winds.’

The general eyed her curiously. ‘You have another property, Marjorie?’

‘She told us last evening,’ Felicia said impatiently. ‘Have you forgotten already?’

‘Er – no, of course not.

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