Chapter FourThe Marquis waited some appreciable time before Daniela, escorted by her stepmother and the Comte, disappeared towards the casino.
He was thinking again that he had never in his life heard such an extraordinary story.
And yet, because he was very perceptive, he was convinced that Daniela was telling him the truth.
It was, he thought, a warning to all men, even to himself, not to become involved too deeply with the courtesans of Paris.
Like Esmé Blanc they would sink to any depths to get their own way.
He could understand that for her the idea of becoming the wife of an English Nobleman had been irresistible.
Equally it seemed incredible that, having achieved her objective, she should have allowed Lord Seabrooke to become involved in a duel.
It might have been accidental,
