Instinctively Amalita looked over her shoulder.
“Do be careful,” she warned. “If anyone heard what you were saying, they would think it very strange.”
Carolyn lowered her voice.
“It is very true,” she said, “and please, dearest, buy a beautiful, beautiful gown so that you will look lovely too.”
“I will do that,” Amalita replied. “At the same time, we have to concentrate on you. I want you to be very nice to the Marquis and also to the Earl.”
Carolyn laughed.
“Why are you laughing?” Amalita enquired.
“Because you can see quite clearly that the Earl does not think much of us,” Carolyn answered. “I was watching him when we were talking before dinner and I am quite certain he thought that he was being very condescending in even speaking to us.”
“I don’t think that is true,” Amalita sai
