Because she knew that tonight everything was different, she felt herself blush and it was hard to meet his eyes.
She had felt shy when, after they had returned to the Battleship, the Earl had left her in the cabin and gone to talk to the Captain.
He was away for some time, but Minella found it just impossible to sit down and wait quietly.
Instead she moved restlessly about the cabin, well aware that the Battleship had started to move out of Port as soon as they had returned and now they were once again on their way to Egypt.
She changed from the dress she had worn to go ashore with the Earl into a very lovely gown that she was sure must have been one of Lady Sybil’s best.
It was made of chiffon and there was frill upon frill cascading like little waves round her feet, while the bodice
