“Will you forget about me?”
“I hope so.”
“Have you forgiven me for kissing you this morning?”
Celesta tried to prevent herself from blushing, but the question made her feel confused.
“I shall – try to forget – it,” she answered him at length.
“But I shall not do so. It was enchanting! Something I want to remember.”
“You had no – right to behave as you did, except that I looked so – untidy.”
“You looked lovely, just as you look now,” he smiled, “I had not expected to find anyone so beautiful hidden away in the country.”
“Thank you, my Lord, but I don’t – think you – should speak to me like this.”
The Earl raised his eyebrows.
“Is it offensive to you?”
“Not exactly. But it is – embarrassing. I am not used to – compliments.”
“Then I think it is time that you started to hear them.”
