Then the Marquis from the open door called,
“We are going up onto the bridge to watch the yacht leaving the Harbour. Do you want to come?”
“Yes, of course, my Lord. It will be very exciting.”
She pulled off her hat as she spoke as if she thought it might blow away.
She threw it down on the bed before she hurried to join the Marquis.
He did not speak as he went ahead of her and, as she followed him, she thought how tall and broad-shouldered he was and he was obviously very strong.
‘But not strong enough,’ she heard a voice inside her say and she shivered.
There was a slight swell when they were out of the estuary and then into the open sea, but nobody seemed to notice as they sat down in the Saloon for dinner.
The Marquis had thought it important that, as there was no party, the foo
