He looked intently at Alena before he continued,
“They will all be bowled over when they see how beautiful you are, and lastly, although it will seem of little consequence, they will accept you as an equal because if they have money, you have it too.”
“Very plausible, Robin, but quite impractical – ”
“I don’t think so and I just refuse to be a poor man tapping on the back door. If we fail we will go down in a cloud of glory, not just slip away humbly and grateful for any scraps that may fall from the rich man’s table.”
“That I admit would be very unpleasant, but I still cannot understand how we can possibly open the house in Park Lane or hold a ball for me.”
“It is what you have been promised and it is what you are going to have. If we take risks together, it will not be as frighten
