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to talk to you, to listen. And I am very fond of you.”
Kate flushed. “Thank you, madame. I ... I am fond of you,
too.” She stood up. “You look tired. Shall I call Sophia for
you?”
“No, no, I shall sleep later. But run along, by all means,
and enjoy your last days here, child. By the way, did Marc
tell you—we have decided to take Pallas away from
Cheddall?”
Kate was stunned. She halted, freezing on the spot. “No,”
she stammered. “No, I hadn’t heard. You ... you’re not
happy with the school? I thought ...”
“We are very happy with the school, but Marc has
decided that Pallas should study music in Paris. He feels
she would prefer the Paris Conservatoire to a London
school. She is to have special tuition until she is eighteen.”
Kate nodded. “I think that is an excellent idea. Pallas
will be delighted. Does she know yet? She’s said nothing to
me.”
Mrs. Lillitos shook her head. “No, we have not told her.
You can do that if you like. She will take the news better
from you. She is very fond of you, too, and I think she will
miss you.”
“I’ll certainly miss her,” Kate admitted.
Mrs. Lillitos smiled at her. “But perhaps, who knows, we
will be able to see something of you from time to time?” She
leaned back, closing her eyes. “Au revoir, Cherie.”
Kate went downstairs, feeling stunned. If Pallas left
Cheddall she would certainly never see Marc again. Had he
decided on this change of plan to spite her for refusing to let
him come to her room the night he left for Athens?
