“I want you to promise me something, Dominica,”
“What is it?” she asked in a low voice.
“You and I have become friends these last few days and I like to think that you trust my judgement, Will you trust me a little further when I tell you to forget what you overheard just now and put the whole incident out of your mind? Leave me to arrange matters as I think best.”
There was a little pause before Dominica said,
“I will – try.”
“You must remember that we have only heard one side of the story,” Lord Hawkston added. “I was told when I first arrived in Colombo that there was some difficulty over this woman, but I have not yet heard what Gerald has to say about it. I know you will agree that we must be fair and hear his explanation before we blame him in any way for what may just have been
