CHAPTER TWOThe Earl stared at Rena as though she had taken leave of her senses.
“What did you say?”
“You do have some money,” she said excitedly. “That’s why I’m here.” As he continued to regard her with bewilderment she asked. “Didn’t you wonder what I’m doing here?”
“Well – ”
“Do strange women pop up in your kitchen every day, cooking you breakfast with no questions asked?”
“I’ve never had a kitchen of my own before now,” he observed mildly, “so I’m a little vague about the normal procedure. But now you mention it, I suppose it is a little strange.”
“A little strange?” she squealed, indignant at his annoying composure.
“One of the advantages of being a sailor is that you become ready for the unexpected, what ever it may be. Hurricanes, mermaids, beautiful young women springing up
