She felt as if everything was enchanted.
Standing on deck beside the Duke, she slipped her hand into his and, as he looked down at her with a smile, she asked,
“What plans have you made?”
“I will tell you all about them a little later,” the Duke told her, “and, as you will see in a minute, Hodgson will be the first ashore and will carry out my instructions.”
“You are making me curious.”
“The first thing we have to do,” the Duke replied, “is to buy you a Wedding ring and I do not think that will be very difficult. At the same time we have no wish for anyone to be curious about us.”
“No – of course – not,” Vina agreed, glancing over her shoulder.
She returned to her cabin and two hours later met the Duke and they went ashore to a jewellery shop, where he bought her a Wedding ring and
