“You have always been well ahead of the future by being better than any other couturier we have ever heard of,” Lord Lanwood replied.
Frederick Worth laughed.
“I have much enjoyed your flattery, my Lord, and I promise you that your niece will now be the belle of the ball!”
“Of course she will be,” Lord Lanwood agreed.
He was concerned that Frederick Worth might ask him where they were dining.
So, looking at his watch, he said,
“I am afraid we must leave you. I have another appointment I must not be late for.”
“Then I can only thank you for coming, my Lord, and it is such a great pleasure to see you again,” Frederick Worth replied graciously.
They hurried out to where the carriage was waiting for them and drove back to the hotel.
“I think that it would be a mistake,” Lord Lanwood s
