David nodded.“Isn’t he a naturalist, I think they call them these days?”
“Indeed,” Will replied, his brows furrowed in thought.“I saw him at the Morganfield ball we attended before we left London.”
“Did he mention he was planning a trip to Egypt?”Barbara asked.
Will shook his head.“No, but I did tell him where we were off to.I don’t think I’ve ever seen a grown man appear so jealous.He even remarked that he missed his days of traveling,” he commented.“In addition to the fish, he used to bring back exotic plants and birds from his excursions.”
“I hear he has a most impressive conservatory as a result,” Barbara remarked.“Allglass.”This last was said with a good deal of awe, for at the time when it was built, glass had been taxed at rather high rates.
“Speaking of glass, isn’t he the one who has that large aquarium in his study?”David asked.“With a contraption that creates bubbles and another that keeps the water warm?”
“He is the one,” Will acknowledged.“Quite an accomplishment, but then he is as inventive as Henry,” he added, referring to Randy and Tom’s father, the Earl of Gisborn.“I wonder what he’s searching for here in Egypt?”
“Perhaps we’ll see him again on this trip,” Diana remarked.She held up a banana.“Although I would recommend he take a banana tree back to England, I can’t imagine how he would do so.They’re rather large.”
Will guffawed.“Considering the size of some of the the statues that are in the British Museum, I rather imagine a banana tree would be manageable.”
The others at the table snickered before they returned their attentions to their breakfasts and plans for what they would do when they reached Cairo.
All except for Tom.He was lost in thought, an image of a young lady with a baby in his mind’s eye.
