CHAPTER SEVENWhen Lexia and Annie had put all her clothes away it was time to dress for dinner.
She was in a mood to celebrate, so she chose a gown of pale green silk, with matching lace flounces. Around her neck she wore a three-stranded gold chain.
She knew that she looked her best and she saw it in the Marquis’s eyes when he came to collect her.
He himself was fine in evening clothes and she wondered why he had not been able to find a woman to love him for himself. Surely a man so handsome must draw all eyes.
They walked to the upper deck where the dining room was situated and he escorted her to her chair. They were seated by a window, through which she could see that the coast was already out of sight and the sun was setting on the water.
“Now that we have a moment to breathe,” be
