It would not do to throw it away because they would be entertaining at some point and it would be needed. Only Sarah and Mrs Jenkins had keys to the cupboard, and Sarah had confidence that Nathaniel was not the kind of employer to bully his staff. If Nate wanted spirits, he would have to convince Sarah to open up the cupboard. They would discuss it as soon as he woke, and she would make it absolutely clear that if Mrs Jenkins was bullied or threatened in any way to open the cupboard then their marriage would be over and his chance of a legitimate heir would be gone forever. But she did not really believe this threat would be necessary. She sat in the comfortable seat behind the duke’s desk, organising the finding and removal of the whisky and brandy. Nate’s valet had been sent off to search his dressing room and his old bedchamber, the maids to find any cupboards where flasks might be hiding and even the groom had been ordered to check the stables and carriages. Throughout the process, Caesar had sat at the fire, gazing mournfully at Sarah.
