“I began to think,” he said as she reached him, “that you were only a part of my dream and that I would never see you again.”
“I am still here,” Calina smiled. “But I was thankful that I had a book to read, otherwise I should have been bored with myself and wondering what I was missing.”
“You were missing very little except an extremely rough sea,” the Marquis replied. “My horses were very flustered at being rocked from side to side. In fact I had great trouble in stopping them from attempting to return to the comfort of their own fields and stables.”
“I sympathise with them!” Calina exclaimed. “Did you feel at all seasick, my Lord?”
“I have been to sea too often,” he answered. “If you are interested, I have been all over the world. I have indeed visited many more places than most
