“It certainly would, my Lord, so I was wondering, whether you could take it with you. I find it difficult to decide how I can return it to Park Lane without running the risk of it being lost or stolen on the way.”
The Marquis smiled.
“I cannot believe London is quite as bad as that, but I should be very upset if it went missing.”
He put the case in his pocket.
Then he started to look at the pieces the manager was showing him as a present for Lanthia.
He knew it was incorrect for a young girl to accept anything of value from a gentleman unless she was actually going to marry him.
As Lanthia had said quite clearly that she would not marry him even if he asked her, that question did not arise.
He was still finding it extraordinary that she should have said ‘no’ so quickly, without even
