“She will be affronted that she has not been invited, but who cares? It was clever of you to arrange what I wanted, Cousin Francis, and thank you very much.”
“I just hope you realise. Cousin Victoria, what a tremendous concession His Royal Highness is making in granting a request of this sort. I only hope you will show your appreciation suitably at being accorded such a privilege.”
Knowing that she intended to tell the Prince that she had no wish to marry him. Tilda thought expressions of humble gratitude were hardly suitable.
But she said nothing and passed the rest of the day planning what she should say to the Prince.
She told herself that as Rudolph was Obernian she would have to be very careful not to bring down upon him the displeasure of his Ruler, perhaps to the point where Pri
