Revenge of the Heart by Barbara Cartland

Author:Barbara Cartland
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781782131052
Publisher: Barbara Cartland EBooks ltd
Published: 2012-08-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

When the funeral was over and the family began to leave, everybody was congratulating Warren on his engagement – and especially on Nadia.

Although he had expected them to be effusive he realised they spoke with a sincerity that had nothing to do with ordinary politeness.

He had noticed himself that after luncheon the first day and again after dinner, Nadia had made a point of talking to those of his relatives who were rather dull and uninteresting and would otherwise have been ignored.

He felt it was very tactful of her and he could not help comparing her with Magnolia, who invariably made herself the centre of attention to the male members of any party at which she appeared.

He noticed that Nadia seemed particularly kind to the older women, especially those whom the other members of the family had for years classified as bores.

When everyone had left, he drove across the Park to his mother’s house and found taking tea with Nadia in the drawing room.

“We are rather late, dearest,” his mother said when he came into the room, “but I felt a good cup of tea was what I needed to sustain me.”

“You were marvellous, Mama!” Warren said, bending down to kiss her. “I only hope it has not been too much for you.”

“It was certainly rather upsetting,” his mother replied quietly, “I was very fond of Arthur. At the same time he did not linger on for months like your poor grandfather did.”

Warren had always thought he would hate to die slowly with everybody thinking in the words of Charles II that he took ‘an unconscionable time’ in doing so.

In fact, if he had the choice, he would rather die in battle or by accident, than be nothing but a body that breathed but could not think.

Because the funeral had left him feeling sombre, he tried to smile as he said,

“Now, tell me what you have planned for this evening, although it seems incredible, we should be alone. But now the family has left, it is quite eerie to have the house so quiet.”

He was thinking also that it was almost unnerving to realise that it was now his and that everybody was looking to him to bring in changes and perhaps new restrictions.

He had already made up his mind he would move slowly and try not to upset anybody.

He was well aware that the old servants were set in their ways and, as Mr. Greyshott had everything running so smoothly, he had no wish to ruffle the surface of what appeared to be a very calm sea.

“What I think would be best,” his mother answered, “is if either you dine here with Nadia, or she comes to you. I, personally, want to retire to bed.”

“You are not overtired, Mama?” Warren asked hastily.

“No dearest, but I hate funerals and I found a great number of relatives all at the same time extremely indigestible!”

Nadia laughed and it was a very pretty sound.

“Perhaps they would all look better if they were not draped in black,” she said.

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