Chapter FourThe Unicorn reached London and anchored alongside the Embankment above London Bridge.
Thanks to the Marquis’s usual efficient arrangements, his carriage drawn by two horses was waiting for them and he took Zia ashore.
She thanked the Captain very prettily for the voyage, saying how much she had enjoyed herself.
When they drove off, she said with a lilt in her voice,
“This is very – very – exciting!”
“I hope you will enjoy yourself in London,” the Marquis said, “and I want to show you my Castle in Sussex as well.”
She smiled at him.
“And, of course, my Lord, I am longing to see your horses.”
The Marquis was wondering if he should include her in the party that he was giving next weekend.
As Yasmin would not be present, there would be an empty place, but he then realised
