He made a face at her. "I thought there'd be a catch in it somewhere."
She turned towards him. "There's something about you that's very intriguing, Johnny, and I don't quite know what it is. But I think you're quite a man. I think you've got a brain in your head and I think, if you married a woman, you'd look after her." She smiled again. "Whether she wanted it or not. In point of fact, I think you're quite a person. This divorce with Pierce ought to be through fairly soon. My lawyers say that the decree nisi might be granted next month. They handle these things very quickly these days. That means that six weeks after that, if all goes well, I shall be a free woman."
"You'll like that," said Vallon, "won't you? What did you mean by 'if all goes well'?"
She shrugged her shoulders. "I don
