She used to bully me outrageously." He opened the letter and started to read slowly, just as Kit suddenly remembered Cousin Roxy's remarks on Cassius Cato Peabody.

But there was no turning back now.

Straight through to the end he read, and several deep chuckles broke the silence, real chuckles of delight, such as Kit had never heard from the Dean.

When he had finished, he handed it back to her.
"Perfectly true, my dear," he said.

"I can quite see why you feel that you are needed.