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’Good heavens,’ said Anne, ’ill he be like when he’s thirty?, ’That will depend,’ said Alan, ’on whether he is lucky enough to fall in love with soth’

’You are an old flatterer, Alan Can we leave the problem of the five hundred thousand until I have had a chance to discuss it with Henry?’

’Of course, my dear I told you I had come to seek your advice!

Alan ordered coffee and took Anne’s hand gently in his ’And do remember to take care of yourself, Anne You’re far more important than the fate of a few thousand dollars

When Anne returned home from lunch she immediately started to worry about the other two letters she had received thatshe was now certain, after all she had learned about her own son froracefully and let Willia holidays with his friend, Matthew Lester

Henry and Millys relationship raised a problem to which she was unable to compose so simple a solution She &at in theout through the bayon to a beautiful bed of red and white roses, seeing nothing, only thinking Anne always took a long time to make a decision, but once she had, she seldom went back on it

Henry ca, and she couldn’t help wondering why She soon found out

’I hear you had lunch with Alan Lloyd today,he said as he entered the room

Vho told you that, Henry?,’

’I have spies everywhere,’ he said, laughing

Tes, Alan invited me to lunclL He wanted to kno I felt about the bank investing five hundred thousand dollars of Williams trust money in your co not to sound anxious

’I told him I wanted to discuss the matter with you first, but why in heavens name didn’t you let me know earlier tb,at you had approached the bank, Henry? I felt such a fool hearing the whole thing from Alan for the first time’

’I didn’t think you took any interest in business, my dear, and I only found out by sheer accident that you, Alan Lloyd and Mlly Preston are all trustees, and each have a vote on William’s investment income!