When Arthur stepped into the study, Lady Leisen habitually took her leave from Victoria.
Arthur was accustomed to this by now.
Whenever the Queen's ministers entered through one door, the Baroness, who was always close to the Queen, would leave through another door, only to return as soon as they had left.
No one knew, nor had anyone ever wished to know the extent of her influence on Victoria, nor what role she played in the life of the young Queen.
Although Leisen herself claimed she never discussed official business with the Queen, as the Queen's governess, she was always concerned with personal matters, private letters, and personal trivialities.
