It would have been very difficult for any woman to resist the Duke when he was appealing to her.
Still a little reluctantly Solita put her hand into his.
She felt the firmness and strength of his fingers and then he said,
“I think your father would be glad that you are here with me and I am sure your mother would be too.”
She looked up at him.
He knew that she was wondering whether she could trust him or whether he would let her down as he had done before.
Then, as if he willed her to do so, she said,
“I will try – to behave as you want although it may be – difficult where the – Russians are concerned.”
“I am sure when you meet them you will realise that they have nothing in common with the Russians who you think are threatening India.”
He felt her fingers quiver in his and he add
