Chapter 30 Summary

Edward and Henrietta are talking in the kitchen. Mary sends them off with Mingo. Kate and John also leave, going outside. Kate and Octavian have just returned from their vacation and Octavian is in London today. Ducane also arrived the night before. Kate tells him about Tangier, where she and Octavian went. She tells him that she bought him a Moroccan hat. She says that everyone seems nervy and upset to her this morning. Kate thinks that she will have to attend to her family, who seem out of sorts. They talk a bit about the cuckoos that are around the house.

Theo walks past, seemingly ignoring them. Ducane and Kate call to him and finally get him to respond. Kate thinks he is upset about Mary and Willy. The two talk for a moment about Mary and Willy and how lucky they...