“I am, of course, glad that it meets with your approval, Miss Gladwin,” the Marquis said, and now he was undoubtedly being sarcastic.
Imeldra gave a little laugh.
“So why are you laughing?” he asked sharply.
“Because it obviously irritates you that I should presume either to praise or to criticise just because I am young. If I was supported on two crutches, you would doubtless then listen to me with respect whether my opinions deserved it or not.”
She paused before she continued,
“Only the English are always obsessed with age. Foreigners are much more inclined to appreciate one’s intelligence and not count the years.”
Now the Marquis looked definitely amused.
“You talk as if you have travelled a great deal.”
“Actually I have,” Imeldra said, “but again I cannot think, except that yo
