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  An Alarming Proposition

  26th June 1905, Newmarket

  Waiting for Rosina

  26th June 1905, Tilbury

  In the Servants’ Hall

  27th June 1905, Dilberne Court

  Lady Dilberne Confronts her Daughter

  28th June 1905, Belgrave Square

  Lunch with a Publisher

  30th June 1905, Fleet Street

  Never Darken My Doors Again

  29th July 1905, Belgrave Square

  What the Butler Knew

  7th August 1905, The Servants’ Hall

  Minnie Goes to Church, but Arthur Does Not Come with Her

  20th August 1905, Dilberne

  His Lordship Gets Away

  20th August 1905, The House of Lords

  Another Week, Another Sunday

  Sunday 3rd September 1905, Dilberne

  Arthur Invites Temptation

  September 1905, The Gatehouse

  Self-Inspection

  30th September 1905, No. 3 Fleet Street

  Affairs of State and Matters of the Heart

  30th September 1905, Belgrave Square

  Through a Glass, Darkly

  30th September 1905, Dilberne Court

  Goings-on

  30th September 1905, The Gatehouse

  Indiscretion

  30th September 1905, The Servants’ Hall

  Arthur Resists Temptation

  30th September 1905, The Gatehouse

  Minnie Runs

  30th September 1905, Dilberne Court

  Part 2

  What Happened Next

  …in Minnie’s Life

  What Happened Next

  …in Arthur’s Life

  What Happened Next

  …for Isobel and Robert

  What Happened Next

  …at No. 3 Fleet Street

  What Happened Next

  …at Belgrave Square

  What Happened Next

  …at The Gatehouse

  Part 3

  Tessa Returns

  7th November 1905

  The Day After the Terrible Event

  November 1905, Belgrave Square

  The Servants’ Version…

  November 1905, Dilberne Court

  The Snatching in Church Lane

  Sunday 3rd December 1905

  The Inspector Takes Charge

  3rd and 4th December 1905

  Molly Makes a Decision

  Tuesday 5th December 1905, The Servants’ Hall, Dilberne Court

  A Disturbing Morning

  8th December 1905, No. 3 Fleet Street

  Part 4

  The Guests Arrive

  15th December 1905, Dilberne Court

  A Day of Broken Records

  16th December 1905, The Dilberne Estate

  The Captains and the Kings Depart

  16th and 17th December 1905, The Dilberne Estate

  Facing the Future

  3rd and 4th January 1906, Westminster Abbey and Dilberne Church

  Bless You All

  22nd June 1906, St Martin-in-the-Fields

  About this Book

  Reviews

  About this Trilogy

  About the Author

  An Invitation from the Publisher

  Copyright