“That is exactly what I am afraid of. We have to be convincing otherwise all this will be in vain and we will be back arguing day after day and night after night as to why we have no wish to be husband and wife.”
“It is impossible for both of us. By the way I have done something rather clever, Malva, that I think you will approve of.”
“What is that?” she asked a little nervously.
In fact she could not help wondering what else he was going to spring on her.
“I have just bought,” he announced grandly, “a new yacht.”
“A new yacht!” Malva exclaimed. “But you have only had your other one for two years.”
“I know that,” he replied, “but I thought it would be a mistake to hide in it for the simple reason that at least two of my yachtsmen have relations in the village – ”
“ – and they might
