But suddenly, their father was dead--and worse--revealed as a notorious jewel thief.Forced from their home, shamed, and virtually penniless, they began their lives again in London, unaware that they held the secret to a fabulous fortune...

    The fourth of these excursions into the Edwardian era follows the course of the London 'Season', a more fashionable and sophisticated milieu than those through which the boy and girl made their way in previous volumes.Besides the debutante's coming-out ball, we are privileged to visit sporting events at Henley, Ascot and Lord's and even taste a little night-life at Romano's and the stage-door of the Gaiety Theatre.Once again Mr Goodall has produced an enchanting evocation of a vanished age.