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by Fay Weldon


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  About the Author

  One of the most successful advertising copywriters of her generation, Fay Weldon’s credits as a writer of Fiction include classic novels like The Life and Loves of a She Devil and Growing Rich, and the pilot episode of the original TV series ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’. In 2001 she was awarded a CBE for services to literature. She has seven sons and stepsons and one stepdaughter, and lives on a hill in the west of England.

  About Head of Zeus

  We hope you enjoyed this book.

  We are Head of Zeus, a brand new publishing house dedicated to new authors, great storytelling, and fabulous ideas.

  To find your next read – and some tempting special offers – why not visit our website?

  First published in the UK in 2012 by Head of Zeus, Ltd.

  Copyright © Fay Weldon, 2012.

  The moral right of Fay Weldon to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.

  All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.

  This is a work of fiction. All characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

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  A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

  ISBN (HB): 978–190880–004–6

  ISBN (TPB): 978–190880–005–3

  ISBN (E): 978–190880–083–1

  Printed in Germany.

  Head of Zeus, Ltd

  55 Monmouth Street

  London, WC2H 9DG

  www.headofzeus.com

  Contents

  Cover

  Welcome Page

  The House Awakes

  A Certain Slackness

  A Certain Reluctance

  The Earl Opens the Door

  An Early Breakfast

  Grace Wakes Rosina

  Her Ladyship’s Troubled Morning

  A Whole Day to be Reorganized

  The Bringer of Bad News

  Après le Déluge

  How the Earl Got Them into This Mess

  A Solution is Found

  The Earl Walks to the House of Lords

  Arthur Proposes to His Mistress

  Lady Isobel Instructs the Staff

  Another Task for Grace

  An Informal Party Comes and Goes

  Grace Presents her List

  Arthur Pays Another Visit

  The Earl of Dilberne Lunches with the Powerful

  Arthur Declines a Bride

  Something Turns Up

  Her Ladyship Receives Tessa O’Brien’s Card

  Eating Out: a Dinner Party at Pagani’s

  Angry People

  Mrs Baum Waits

  Tessa Tells Minnie How It Is – Or Tries To

  A Proposal at Second Sight

  A Matter of Reputation

  Arthur is Moved to Visit Flora

  The Gift of Equal Status

  The Earl of Dilberne Contemplates the Future

  The Fitting of the Dresses

  In the Servants’ Hall

  His Lordship Starts a Company

  Grace at Brown’s

  Minnie’s Odd Ideas

  Minnie Prepares to Go Riding

  Warm Toes in Golders Green

  Minnie Asserts her Rights

  Riding in Rotten Row

  Grace and Tessa go Shopping

  Some Things, Once Said…

  Tessa Too Lets a Cat Out of the Bag

  Rosina Spills the Beans to Minnie

  A Dinner in Preparation

  A Reconciliation Below Stairs

  Rosina and Minnie Shop at Liberty & Co

  The Earl Makes a Mistake

  In the Cabinet Office

  Taking Tea at Liberty’s

  Rosina Goes to Vine Street

  In the Servants’ Hall

  The Trip to Dilberne Court

  A Household Upset

  Tessa Makes a Visit

  The Bear at Esher

  Rosina Challenges Her Mother

  Rosina Sets Pappagallo Free

  Her Ladyship Faces the Truth

  Arthur Goes to Half Moon Street

  Minnie Weeps All Day

  A Busy Day at the Baum’s

  A Busy Day Below Stairs

  A Busy Day Above Stairs

  Rosina the Beautiful

  Mr Baum Makes His Move

  The Return of His Lordship

  A Royal Dinner

  About this Book

  Reviews

  About this Trilogy

  About the Author

  About Head of Zeus

  Copyright

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  About Head of Zeus

  We hope you enjoyed this book.

  We are Head of Zeus, a brand new publishing house dedicated to new authors, great storytelling, and fabulous ideas.

  To find your next read – and some tempting special offers – why not visit our website?

 

 

 


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