Lord Selwyn laughed.
“I am afraid that it is true of life! Those who are boisterous and greedy push aside those who are fastidiously selective.”
“Is that what – you are?” Anona asked him ingenuously.
“Of course,” he replied. “How could I be anything else?”
He was looking at her as he spoke.
As their eyes met again they neither of them moved and it was then even more difficult to look away.
Then, as if she could read his thoughts, the colour came into Anona’s cheeks and she said quickly,
“Let us – look at the waterfall and see if there are ‒ any more surprises for you.”
“What are you expecting to see?” he asked. “A special fish?”
“Perhaps it is greedy to ask too much,” Anona replied, “but I am sure that the waters here will have kingfishers. And, of course, the tiny sun-birds, whic
