He could not allow his cherished plan to fall to bits completely and have to start all over again to find a woman who would come out to live in Dakar with him.
She thought he would also feel humiliated in having to explain to the Governor-General that Yvette had not only run away rather than be married to him but that one of his own staff had actually connived in the operation.
The situation was extremely uncomfortable for Lord Orsett and Kelda now found herself feeling quite sorry for him.
“Luncheon is served,” one of the servants announced and she thought that Lord Orsett was about to say something, but instead he set down his glass and rose to his feet.
They walked down the corridor towards the dining room together.
Kelda remembered that her mother had always thought that it extrem
