Chapter Five“You will live,” the Marquis replied quietly, “and with any luck without seeing that guttersnipe again!”
When he accused the Comte of bigamy, he had been quite certain from the expression in his eyes that it was true and he was well aware that his wife was alive.
In that case the Marquis was sure that he would simply disappear and find another way of obtaining money from some other unfortunate woman.
At the same time he was aware that he must save Daniela not only from the Comte but, and this was more important, from her stepmother.
He had the idea that Esmé Blanc would not give up easily.
As Cora Pearl had told him, she was determined to have money and he expected that she would now resort in some way to blackmail.
Unfortunately, as he had reasoned out on his way to the
