CHAPTER FOURFor a moment Dorina wondered sadly how he could have deceived her.
But then she remembered that she was here under false pretences. How could she blame him for keeping his secrets when she herself was keeping so many?
“What I came to tell you,” Mr. Johnson said, “is that we're planning a big meeting in Birmingham, to which we will invite buyers from all over the world. There we will put our horseless carriage on display and gather orders ahead of our competitors. I'll write to you soon when I know more. But be prepared to come to Birmingham quickly.”
“I will,” she said.
“I know your father, if he were alive, would be thrilled and delighted that we have been so successful. I think it only right, if you agree, that if our great new invention is praised, as it will be, you tak
