CHAPTER SEVENFor a moment Gina could only gaze at John in outrage, as the monstrous implications of his words sank in.
"Are you suggesting that I – ?"
"Please don't waste time denying it. So her carriage broke down outside my door? My dear Miss Wilton that one had whiskers on when my uncle was a young man."
"You are extremely rude, sir."
"No, I am not. I am complimenting your organising skills. How you managed it in the time I cannot imagine. And I am exceedingly grateful to you."
"You are?" she asked in a hollow voice.
"You promised me that she would be 'pretty and charming', so that I could fall in love with her with a clear conscience. And you kept your word. I congratulate you."
"You – have fallen in love – with her?" Gina faltered.
"Not yet exactly, but I am in a fair way to i
