Only when he rose to go did he hold Yvette’s hand longer than was necessary and said,
“It has been a great pleasure to meet you, Mademoiselle de Villon, and, as I wish you to see The Palace, your uncle has promised to bring you and your friend to dinner tonight. It is an occasion that I shall be looking forward with more pleasure than it is possible to express in mere words.”
“I shall look forward to it too,” Yvette replied.
There was a sudden light in her eyes that the Governor-General could have been excused for thinking was due to what he had just said, but actually Kelda was aware that at The Palace there might be a chance of seeing Rémy.
Lord Orsett escorted His Excellency out to his carriage and, when he came back into the room, he stood for a moment looking at Yvette and Kelda s
