“I hope he is too, Isa. Otherwise we are lost.”
“I don’t think we can ever be that,” Isa answered seriously. “You see this is a challenge to both of us and, if we cannot win through, then we should be very ashamed of ourselves.”
Lord Lanwood looked at her in surprise.
“Does it mean as much as that to you?” he asked.
“Of course it does. I have known Charles ever since I was a small child and have loved your castle and everything in it. How could I bear to think that he was being ill-treated and you were being robbed of such unique treasures that could never be replaced?”
She spoke with such an earnest sincerity that Lord Lanwood was very touched.
As they drove on, he thought again how different she was from any other woman he had ever known.
They arrived at the hotel, who welcomed hi
