“You have always been so very kind to me, ma’am, and one day perhaps I shall be able to repay you.”
He was ruminating that he was doing so already in taking Lanthia away!
His suspicions aroused at luncheon were increased when the Prince walked with them to the top of the stairs.
“I have found Lanthia even more enchanting that I did last night, Rake,” he confided. “We must fix up a little dinner party before the end of the week when I can see you both again.”
“What can I say, sir, except that I am very grateful to you.”
He could not, however, repress a touch of sharpness in his voice, as he was well aware that the Prince was not listening to him, but kept his eyes on Lanthia.
She was certainly the loveliest sight for anyone to behold.
The Marquis took his hat from one of the footmen
