As if she was being directed by a professional Stage Producer, she turned her head at the right moment.
The Earl approached and she held out her hand.
“It is very kind of you, my Lord,” she said, “to invite me on your yacht.”
“I am delighted you are able to accept,” the Earl replied. “I think that the Mediterranean at this time of the year should be at its best.”
“That is what I have always heard,” Orlina said in a low and rather slow voice. “But I have actually never been to the Mediterranean in the summer.”
“Then it will be a new experience for you,” the Earl smiled. “I hope you will not be disappointed.”
“I am sure I shall enjoy every moment of it.”
Orlina realised that she was speaking exactly as her mother had talked. Also in the same manner that Sarah’s mother had and it was i
