CHAPTER SIXFor a long moment he did not answer her. From the way he was looking at Lexia he might have been struggling to believe his ears.
At last he found his voice.
“Unless I –?”
“You said I couldn’t do it alone and you are right, but suppose we both went away together.”
“Lexia – ”
“We could be brother and sister. Just two ordinary English people travelling together.”
“Travelling where?” he asked in alarm.
“Anywhere! The whole world lies before us.”
“You mean – travel abroad? That’s a completely mad idea.”
“Why?”
“Well, for one thing I have no money. Have you forgotten that I am a pauper?”
“But I’m not. I could pay for everything because Pa has always put lots of money into the bank for me in case I wanted it, but since he also pays my dress bills directly I have never needed
