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Eastleigh fought the urge to flush with pleasure hi him ‘Father’ Suddenly the world seemed a much more pleasurable place to be

“I slept very well, hter spread ja a bite

“No Sebastian today?” she queried, after a sip of tea

“He was here earlier, but had to go to settle some sort of problem with one of the farmers He said he will see you later” He watched as Aly accepted the neithout question

“Do you have any plans for today?” Eastleigh queried

“Now Isobel has gone, not really,” A the newspaper he offered her with a smile

“Excellent, then if you are not otherwise occupied, would you care to show me around this wonderful house?”

Amelia raised her eyebrows “I haven’t really been around it coet lost Sebastian won’t htfully “Yes, I think that is a estio

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“Then when you are finished,” Eastleigh replied with satisfaction, leaning back to sip his tea and waiting while she finished her meal

“Could we have some more tea please, Jeremy?” He watched as the footain, and smiled when the man immediately scurried away

“The staff here are most excellent,” he replied with a sh of the behaviour within the house to realise that etiquette was rarely adhered to

Years ago it would have offended him, but now? He was just so pleased to be a part of it, etiquette didn’t seem all that important any more Happiness and contentment practically hovered in the air, and immediately made one feel welcome and at peace

Sebastian and his family appeared to have accepted Amelia, and indeed hi to just be oneself, without the pompous niceties required by so called ‘polite’ society

“Tell an sothy tour of the house Taking a seat in the study, they had availed themselves of the tea and cakes on the tray between them and settled back to rest in companionable silence