He made a wide gesture with his hands before he continued,
“But, of course, I was thinking of my horses and wanting to show them off. And every man was feeling the same, so it was in fact a great triumph for me to win both races.”
“What are you going to do now?” Sheila asked.
“That is what I am asking you. You are the wise one. You thought of how to spirit Rupert away from the Chinese, when I believed that the only way out was to pay them the enormous amount of money they wanted. I can only pray that you will save me now.”
“Have you any idea of how I can do so?” Sheila asked.
She was feeling almost helpless, although she was well aware that she had read about the way women, when they had an attractive debutante daughter, tried to catch an important title for her by marriage.
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