“So,” he went on, “we must say goodbye.”
She felt as if his words were a physical blow and there was nothing that she could say or do.
“To make it easier,” the Earl continued, “I think I should remove this.”
As he spoke he lifted her hat off her head and threw it on the floor.
Then, before she could realise what was happening, his arms were round her.
He pulled her against him and his lips were on hers.
For a moment it was impossible for her to move or even think.
Then the wonder of his kiss, which she had dreamt about, seemed to seep through her whole body like a flash of lightening.
At first the Earl was kissing her very gently, as if he was afraid of frightening her.
Then, as he felt her trembling and her lips respond to his, he drew her closer still and his kisses became much
