Do keep an eye on me in case I get toorelaxed and let my guard down." I'll do my best. Now remember small portions and ladylike eating habits."Rosemar... returned."They'll be ready for us when we've finished our lunch. Let's order."Three light salads and a pot of tea later, they were ready. The olderwomen led the way to the office. There were two women there, one ofsimilar age to his mother and a younger girl, Gerry estimated her to belate teens or early twenties. The young girl was very. Is that clear?" Yes m'lady." Burt nodded and hurried to do as he was told.4After dinner, the Nevilles retired to the drawing room.A stony silence had hung about the table during the meal and Hattie hada most unpleasant feeling that some kind of enmity was being levelled ather.It wasn't until after the parlour maid had delivered the coffee andwithdrawn that the silence was finally broken by her father, the Earl."I am very disappointed in you Harriet." He glared at her sternly.. She looked at the screen and selected that file. Out came me asking Jordan Lawler for permission to shoot in his place, how footage would be necessary and him assuredly giving permission."Clever," snarled Sarah, "But a good lawyer will shred that. He wasn't giving you permission to leave a camera and tape his sexual adventures." Oh I know," I said sitting down in front of her desk. "But I'm pretty sure we even just mention that this exists, and that'll change things. And I really needed to know. " My mother seemed shocked and concerned when Dad mentioned my hospital stay, but when he used the phrase 'startling developments', my mother took a step backwards, looking at Dad rather than me. For my father to use that phrase, it had to be something startling. As a general rule, he tended to understate things rather than exaggerate them.I excused myself and went up to my room. Inside, I sat down on my bed and tried to make sense and order of the things I'd learned, and of the three women.