It was clear after only three days that Miss Charity, her new niece, did not like her. They had arrived home early on Sunday morning and had spoiled her with gifts from their travels that evening, and yet when Evander left for work on Monday morning Caroline was left with the realization of what she had suspected being the truth of the matter.

Of course Caroline was determined to change this, but it would require finesse, so she hatched a plan and the second day he was gone she put it in motion. Stopping in the doorway Caroline watched Charity at her lessons for a few moments before she lightly rapped on the doorway to make her presense known. "Excuse me." She said gently, "I thought, given the circumstances, that a break from lessons might be welcome." She explained to the governess before looking at Charity, "It is a warm day, and I rather thought we might go swimming in the lake, if you would like." She told the girl with a smile. "A bit of an adventure." She added with a shrug, trying to make it seem as tempting as possible to a young girl who likely wanted nothing more than to escape from lessons. Merlin knew at Charity's age Caroline had always been desperate to escape her lessons.