Too, he had the feeling that, as Lady Sinclair linked her arm with Indira’s and drew her towards the door, she was glad to take her out of the Marquis’s orbit.
‘So far, so good!’ he thought to himself and knew that Jimmy was thinking the same.
*
As they walked up the stairs, Lady Sinclair said to Indira,
“You must be feeling very shaken and distressed. I am sure if you would rather retire to bed and have a light meal sent up to your room, our host would understand. Everything in this house is done to make the guest feel happy and at home and perhaps, after your traumatic experience, it would be wiser to take things very easy.”
“Thank you for your concern,” Indira replied, “but perhaps after I have rested I shall be able to decide what is best for me to do.”
“That’s very sensible,” La
