He was determined to send Major Monsell to The Gazette and all the other newspapers as soon as he could, and he was working out in his mind exactly how the announcement should be worded.
He was afraid that by some piece of bad luck Silver would push her engagement to Wilfred Shaw in first.
But that was unlikely, he thought, unless they were rushing to publish it before the Duke actually died.
There were still far too many snags in the way of his achieving exactly what he wanted, and yet he knew that what really mattered now was to reach London as quickly as possible so he could start the wheels moving in the direction he desired.
He therefore concentrated on his driving and said very little.
Rania was happy gazing at the countryside whilst thinking about how well Dragonfly and Jackal
