First, they ran into Jamie, who whirled her head around the moment the trio entered the large dining room and St Just thought her nose was twitching like a little bunny,

“Which one of them is your husband?” she asked in a stage whisper and Bianca felt her face flame.

Dom, who was buttering scones for Rudy and Jamie shot her a dark look and the little girl fell silent.

“Mumma married Pappa after Ria and Piers were born,” he snapped shortly and his sister subsided, the look on her face clearly indicating that the wheels in her head were grinding away merrily. St Just thought grimly that Proserpina was...