“Thank you, thank you!” she said to the seamen as they brought the carriage to a standstill at the gangplank.
Then, as she smiled at them, they cheered her and the Marquis, waving their caps above their heads until they had reached the deck and disappeared inside the yacht.
“How can they have thought of such a lovely surprise?” Ola was asking as she went into the Saloon and found that the surprises were not at an end.
There were white lilies standing in huge vases on each side of the sofa and there were lilies on the Marquis’s desk and a profusion of white flowers decorated the table at which they were to dine.
Ola clapped her hands together.
“Who can have thought of anything so lovely?” she asked.
“I will see that everyone is thanked in the most practical manner,” the Marquis smiled
