“What you are saying,” the Duke remarked, “is that ‘the proof of the pudding is in the eating’. Very well, I am prepared to concede what is the obvious answer to my question. At the same time I am in a hurry.”
the proof of the pudding is in the eating“Why is that?”
Oletha thought that her question coming so bluntly had surprised him.
He hesitated and she wondered if he would be frank with her and tell her the truth that he wanted to sell anything that was of any value.
Then after a distinct pause, the Duke said,
“Maybe Mr. Hansard has already informed you that we have had a rather worrying letter from America.”
He was quite certain that Mr. Hansard without his permission would have said nothing of the sort, but he told himself that he wanted to accelerate this girl’s interest so that
