Through all the years

Thomasina was especially thrilled when she won a trip to New Zealand as she could take her young half-brother and sister on the holiday of a lifetime and at last would be able to meet her father's old friend, Uncle Eb.

They were given the warmest of welcomes by Uncle Eb. However, Luke Richmond made it clear that he suspected Thomasina's motives for the visit, but why should she care what Luke thought about her?