“Come along,” he said, “and I will introduce you to the Captain, who you rudely ignored when you arrived.”
“I was taking great trouble that you would not see my face and it was not easy, especially when I was obliged to remove the veil.”
“You deceived me and you deceived a great many other people. I only hope that you will not have any reason to deceive me again in the future.”
“I hope not too. I was terrified that you would find out what was happening before the wedding could take place.”
She gave a little sign of relief.
“Now, she said, “I am longing to see the ship as you promised.”
“That is what you will do, so do come along.”
They walked round the Battleship and Caterina’s enthusiasm delighted the Captain and the crew.
The Duke saw at once that she had been well very trained a
