CHAPTER SEVENAfter luncheon Sir Thomas persuaded Justina to take another turn around the deck with him.
When she told him that no engagement could be announced until he had applied to her father for her hand in marriage, he was not pleased.
“This is preposterous,” he exclaimed. “You are mine and I want the whole world and certainly this ship to know about it.”
“My father would never countenance such a way of proceeding,” responded Justina firmly.
If only she could stave off an official announcement of their engagement, there was the faint possibility that Sir Thomas might find someone else more to his liking.
Sir Thomas’s face darkened suddenly.
“Who has told you our engagement should not be immediately announced,” he snorted and caught hold of her arm in his strong grip.
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