"Olivia!" Patience cried, delighted to see her friend again after such a time. "How are your brothers?" She glanced slyly at Ella, "I hear Lucas and Demetri are still unmarried and unattached. How do you deal with a household full of boys? If Charles does not hurry and make a match then mother I am sure will make one for him and Joseph is more than old enough to begin courting himself."
She led Olivia to the table laid out with tea things. "Would you like a cake? Or one of the sandwiches. I'm afraid they are cold ham and chutney as it was all cook had left from dinner."