She smiled as she added,
“The only thing I want to do is to help William. You can have no idea how he has dedicated himself body and soul to this crusade of repressing Thuggee and so far he has been so successful that everyone is amazed at his achievements.”
“I am sure they are,” Brucena smiled, “and I am certain that he will end up being Knighted for having killed the dragon and you will be ‘my Lady’ and have a fine tiara to wear when you return to England.”
Amelie laughed and Brucena felt that deep in her shrewd and sensible little French heart was the ambition that one day her husband would be suitably rewarded for his endeavours and the resolve to work in every possible way towards his goal.
It was with relief that Brucena learnt that Lord Rawthorne intended to leave early in the a
