Two Hearts in Hungary by Barbara Cartland

Author:Barbara Cartland
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781788674225
Publisher: Barbara Cartland Ebooks ltd
Published: 2020-12-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Aletha had breakfast in her bedroom, which she knew must have been arranged by Mr. Heywood.

Everything was packed and, when she came downstairs, she found him waiting for her in the hall.

He did not speak, he merely guided her through the front door.

Outside there was a travelling carriage drawn by four horses and so she guessed that Mr. Heywood had arranged this with Mr. Kovaks.

She suspected that it had nothing to do with the Baron.

She climbed into the carriage and Mr. Heywood tipped the servants and followed her.

She realised that it was not yet half past eight and there was no sign of the Baron.

Only when they were down the drive could she no longer repress her curiosity and asked,

“What – happened? Did you – have a scene with – him last night?”

Mr. Heywood sat back comfortably against the padded seat.

“It was a good thing,” he said, “that you obeyed me. As I expected he came to your room and was very surprised to find me there.”

“What happened?” Aletha asked breathlessly.

Mr. Heywood smiled.

“I wanted to knock him down and teach him not to behave in such a way again, but I thought it would be a mistake in case he talked about you and somehow the story goes back to England.”

“Then – what did you do?” Aletha asked.

She could not help feeling a little disappointed that the Baron had not received his just desserts from Mr. Heywood.

At the same time she realised that Mr. Heywood was a much older man.

He might have been hurt if they had struck out at each other.

Now Mr. Heywood’s eyes were twinkling as he said,

“I pretended to be asleep when the Baron came in. I woke up with a start when I saw him peering at me in surprise.”

“I should think he was completely astonished,” Aletha murmured.

“I had left two candles burning,” Mr. Heywood went on, “and then when I saw him I exclaimed,

“‘Forgive me, Herr Baron, I fell asleep and forgot to blow out the candles. How clever of you to realise that was what I had done and I can only apologise to you profusely for my carelessness!’”

Aletha laughed.

“That must have taken him aback.”

“It certainly did,” Mr. Heywood said, “and after a moment he remarked,

“‘See it does not happen again’.”

“He walked towards the door and then, as if he could not prevent himself from asking the question, he enquired, ‘Why has your granddaughter changed her room’?”

“What was your answer to that? Aletha enquired.

“I said, staring at him pointedly,

“‘She was frightened when she found that there was no key in the lock. It must have been overlooked. But she had promised His Grace the Duke before we left England that she would always lock her door in hotels and in houses in foreign countries. She would not wish him to think that she had disobeyed his instructions’.”

Aletha laughed.

“What did the Baron say to that?”

“He murmured something,” Mr. Heywood replied, “and then went from the room.”

He paused before he added,

“I made quite sure that

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