“Do you think – I look as if I am running away?”
“But of course I do. If you had a real husband and I don’t believe he ever existed, he would not only never let you leave him but he would certainly be on the next ship crossing the Channel to find you!”
There was silence.
He thought with her head turned away from him that she was as lovely as any Greek Goddess and it would be impossible for a man who once possessed her to ever let her go.
As softly as she had spoken, he asked her again,
“Do tell me the truth. Tell me about yourself and I promise to help you in any way I can and of course protect you. To be frank, you will need it.”
Again there was a long silence until she whispered in a voice he could hardly hear,
“I want to trust you – but if I do – I am afraid that you will insi
