Rescued by Love

Author:Barbara Cartland
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: xxx
Publisher: Barbara Cartland .com
Published: 2014-02-11T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIVE

After spending some time knocking on the door of the house, it was opened by an elderly man with white hair.

When he saw who accompanied them, he said to the agent.

“Oh, there you be Mr. Jones. I’m sorry I kept you waitin’, but we were in the kitchen havin’ trouble with the stove and I didn’t hear the door at first.”

“It’s all right, Brownlow,” the agent replied. “I’ve brought two potential customers who I hope will be taking over the house.”

It certainly was dusty, as the agent had told them, and the windows needed cleaning.

As they went round, Weena could see that it was just the sort of background her brother needed if he was to impress English Society.

The rooms were large and had obviously been well furnished before they became unused and therefore had a run-down appearance.

But Weena was certain that the colour would come back on the covers and the curtains once the accumulated dust was shaken off them.

On the ground floor there was a very nice drawing room, a study that she was certain her brother would want to use and a music room with an ancient grand piano.

To her delight there was a library and books filled the shelves right up to the ceiling.

She thought with joy that even if she was not going to be a success in Society, she would at least have plenty to read.

They only had a quick glance at the rooms before the agent hurried them upstairs to see what he insisted were the very best rooms.

The drawing room was indeed double the size of any other room they had seen.

When it was first in use, it must have been most impressive, but now it looked somewhat dingy.

But Weena thought that it would not be too difficult to bring it back to perfection.

The drawing room was located on the first floor and so were the best bedrooms.

The Master bedroom, which she knew her brother would want to occupy, had an enormous bed with a canopy and curtains of red velvet.

It was essentially a man’s room and opening out of it was a boudoir which the agent explained was used by the Master and Mistress of the house.

It had a very fine French secretaire by the window and leading off the boudoir there was a pretty bedroom with a four-poster bed carved in gilt with curtains in yellow chintz.

There was a dressing table with a muslin petticoat round it and a gold mirror ornamented with golden cupids.

Weena did not have to tell Ivor how delighted she was with the house and she knew from the expression on his face that it was exactly what he desired.

But he was very determined to rent it as cheaply as he possibly could.

“I will certainly rent the house,” he said, “but you will have to let me have it somewhat cheaper because there is so much work to be done before it is useable.”

He saw that the agent was about to refuse and went on,

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