Chapter 88

“Perhaps, but I may have a surprise or two in store for him by the time the project is finished.”

Mason stopped by after dinner to look at the new room. After Roger had given his father the tour, Mason joined us in the study for a glass of wine, and he said, “I can’t thank you enough for involving Angela in that little project. It meant a lot to her.”

“I thought it might,” I said. “That’s why I did it.”

“Mason,” Charles said, “have you given any thought to a graduation present for Roger next year?”

“Not really,” Mason said, “but obviously you have something in mind.”

“We’ve been talking about taking the boys to Europe for ten days or so,” I said.

“So far, it’s just talk,” Charles said, “but we might fly into Paris for a couple of days and then take the Chunnel train to London.”

“If you like the idea,” I said, “why don’t you and Angela come along?”

“You could even bring Jack and Harry with you,” Charles said.

“Have you and Angela been to Europe?” I said.