Another good step forward today. Edward is back in Italy, and is looking after Rupert after the pair of them were woken by a storm:
Rupert was fretting. Consolata had managed to sleep through the storm that had woken both Edward and the baby. Now all was calm again, the best thing was to let her rest. Edward slid out of the bed, scooped up his child and then went in search of a bottle.
The plan was successful in so much as Rupert fell asleep again almost before he'd finished feeding. Edward, however, found himself awake with only his thoughts for company. He hadn't stayed in London long enough on his return from Derbyshire to discover the extent of the repercussions from Jones' death. Instead he'd interviewed four nannies, all outstanding graduates of Norland College, and then packed his bags and flown back out to his family by way of Milan.
All the nannies seemed highly capable, and only one had expressed surprise that Edward was interviewing them by himself. The other three had also responded favourably to his hints that the child's mother might not always be around, and that it might sometimes be necessary to go away himself for possibly weeks at a time, with neither wife nor child accompanying him. He wondered how they would respond if he decided not to live in London after all. It might be safer if he closed down operations, transferred the majority of his holdings back into his own name and made himself scarce for a while. Edinburgh was a definite option, and had the advantage that Rupert could go to his assigned school without being too far from his parents.
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Phase 3 -- July's writing:
Another good step forward today. Edward is back in Italy, and is looking after Rupert after the pair of them were woken by a storm:
Rupert was fretting. Consolata had managed to sleep through the storm that had woken both Edward and the baby. Now all was calm again, the best thing was to let her rest. Edward slid out of the bed, scooped up his child and then went in search of a bottle.
The plan was successful in so much as Rupert fell asleep again almost before he'd finished feeding. Edward, however, found himself awake with only his thoughts for company. He hadn't stayed in London long enough on his return from Derbyshire to discover the extent of the repercussions from Jones' death. Instead he'd interviewed four nannies, all outstanding graduates of Norland College, and then packed his bags and flown back out to his family by way of Milan.
All the nannies seemed highly capable, and only one had expressed surprise that Edward was interviewing them by himself. The other three had also responded favourably to his hints that the child's mother might not always be around, and that it might sometimes be necessary to go away himself for possibly weeks at a time, with neither wife nor child accompanying him. He wondered how they would respond if he decided not to live in London after all. It might be safer if he closed down operations, transferred the majority of his holdings back into his own name and made himself scarce for a while. Edinburgh was a definite option, and had the advantage that Rupert could go to his assigned school without being too far from his parents.
Tomorrow, Edward discovers a flaw in his plans...