“Th-thank you, my ‒ Lord.”
“It will be correct, Charnock, for you to go on ahead of us,” the Earl said, “and the First Secretary is waiting in the hall, who will, he assures me, be delighted to act as your Best Man.”
“I appreciate your efficiency, Your Excellency.”
Lord Charnock smiled at Zelina again and the look in his eyes made her feel as if he was touching her.
Then he went from the drawing room and she wanted to run after him to make sure that he would not change his mind and that he had really said that they were to be married.
The Earl held out his arm.
“Your prospective husband is waiting,” he said. “He has taken us by surprise, but I hope that, because we are all British here, we can cope with any emergency even a Wedding that is taking place in an unprecedented hurry.”
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