Reconnaissance, as any good soldier knew, was utterly essential to anticipating the enemy. And Fox had made good use of his few hours at Muirford House the day before, quizzing Hadley and his countess about Westhampton and his duchess. “Her Grace is known for her warmth and charitable works,” Lady Hadley had candidly informed Fox. “His Grace is fair but stubborn when it comes to getting his own way,” Lord Hadley had added. “You intend to take Madeline, then?” Fox asked Her Grace, barely keeping the panic from his voice. “Lord Dennis had agreed she could stay with myself and my wife.”
