Chapter 4As Salrina ran away, Lord Charles turned to the Earl and snapped,
“Are you crazy, Alaric? What was the point of insulting the girl?”
“I don’t believe one word she said!” the Earl replied abruptly.
“Well, I am convinced that she is telling the truth,” Lord Charles declared, “and are you prepared to risk ‘Prinny’ lying dead in his blood because we, the only people who knew it might happen, did nothing to stop it?”
The Earl rose to his feet and stared at his friend for a moment before he asked,
“Can you really credit for a moment that such an absurd and ridiculous story, which might well have come from some Playhouse, is actually going to happen?”
“I will take the risk if you will not!” Lord Charles answered.
For a moment the Earl hesitated and then he muttered,
“All right, I
