Didn’t he trust her to care for his mother properly? After the hurly-burly of the big London hospital where she had been working Judith found it a very pleasant change to be offered a private job looking after a charming patient Lady Cresswell in the Lake District. Her patient gave her no trouble at all - which was more than could be said for her patient’s son the disagreeable Professor Charles Cresswell. He seemed to have taken a dislike to Judith on sight - a dislike which it must be confessed Judith returned with interest. And now he was turning up to spoil their pleasant holiday in Portugal as well!