He kissed her forehead as he said,
“You are not going to die, you are going to live with me and we are going to find so many exciting adventures to share together.”
“Are you – sure you want – me? I will not – bore you?”
“I am quite certain you will never do that,” the Earl said. “Peter has kept telling me how intelligent you are, as if I did not realise it myself!”
“I want to be – clever for – you,” Sorilda said simply, “and perhaps – ”
“What were you going to say?”
“Perhaps I could – help you – sometimes with – all you do. It – fascinated me when you told me about – them all.”
“I want you to help me, my darling. In fact I want us to do everything together in the future.”
It flashed through her mind that in that case there would be no time for him to find other women to attract him
