She could, of course, denounce Lord Seaforth to the Marquis.
But she would find it extremely embarrassing to have to explain she was able to lip-read.
Moreover, she was sure that he would be highly sceptical and probably would be convinced that she had imagined the whole plot.
If she told the Marquis and he confronted Lord Seaforth with his intention, as alleged, of drugging Jupiter, his friend would obviously deny it.
The Marquis would inevitably believe someone he had known for a long time rather than a woman he had only just met.
Besides, as she was supposed to be only a Pretty Horse-Breaker, she had the feeling that nothing she said would be taken seriously.
She could, of course, tell Mark, but that was something that she was determined not to do.
She did not want her brother in
