As if she understood what he was saying, he saw the tears come into her eyes making them seem larger and even more beautiful than they were before.
“How can you – be so – different from what I – expected?” she asked, “and so much more – understanding?”
The tears overflowed and ran down her cheeks.
“That is another question I will answer tonight,” he said, “when we have more time. I have a feeling now that you should be back at your work. I would not wish you to get into trouble on my account.”
Thalia’s lips quivered, but she could not speak and the Earl took his handkerchief from his breast pocket and very gently wiped away the tears on her cheeks.
“I am sure everything will be all right,” he said, “and better still if you trust me as I want you to do. I just want you to realise that
