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\"Shana, the beautiful daughter of Lord Hallam has not yet been adebutante as she has been helping her father write hisautobiography. Although retired from the Foreign Office, Lord Hallam agrees to go abroad leaving his daughter alone in thecountry. Before he leaves he asks Shana to run an errand to thelandlord of the village inn known as the Rose and Crown, where shefinds there is a crisis in the kitchen and offers to cook luncheon for the Marquis of Kilbrooke and his shooting party. She not onlycooks the food, but helps to wait at table and she meets the Marquiswho to her surprise is young and very handsome. Shana returns tothe Rose and Crown to cook again for two strangers who turn out to be Italians and overhears, as she speaks Italian fluently, theirdastardly plot to rob the Marquis of his extremely valuable collection of gold and silver heirlooms. She feels it is her duty to warn the Marquis of their plot and in doing so becomes involved in an exciting and dangerous adventure. How Shana overcomes the perilsconfronting her and unexpectedly finds love and happiness is told inthis unusual and exciting story by BARBARA CARTLAND.\"