She gave a little laugh and before he could speak she added,
“And don’t dare tell me that I shall be disappointed. I am determined not to be!”
“I would not dream of doing anything of the sort,” he said. “That would deprive you of your ‘hope’. I know that is more important to you than anything else.”
She was surprised that he had remembered their conversation and said,
“I have a feeling and, because of my Celtic blood my feelings are often right, that Hawaii will not only live up to my expectations and hopes but exceed them!”
“That is exactly what I hope too,” the Earl nodded.
Without saying any more he walked away and left her and she stared after him a little puzzled.
There had been a serious note in his voice that was inescapable and she wondered what he was hoping for and why it
