As Gina came slowly through the door and into the study, the Earl was astonished.
He knew that Watkins did not exaggerate and he expected somebody extremely pretty, but the girl facing him was undeniably lovely.
He was aware too that she was nervous if not a little shy and he walked forward, smiling in a manner that most women found irresistible, to say,
“How do you do, Miss Borne. And I understand that you have come in answer to my advertisement.”
Gina curtseyed before she replied,
“I saw it in The Times a little while ago, my Lord, and hoped that I might be – suitable.”
The TimesShe spoke somewhat hesitatingly and, to put her at her ease, the Earl suggested,
“Why not sit down while I tell you what is required?”
If he had been astonished about Gina’s looks, she felt the same about
