CHAPTER FIVESelina was up early next morning.
After all the exertions of yesterday, she was feeling hungry and enjoyed the eggs and bacon and ripe fruit that were waiting for them.
“I just cannot wait to see your yacht,” she remarked breezily.
“I promise you, it is very up-to-date,” the Marquis told her. “Everyone who has travelled in it admires it and most of them try to rename it.”
He laughed as he added,
“It is called The Mermaid, but I think we will have to change the name to The Selina.”
She considered this idea and then shook her head.
“That doesn’t sound at all like a yacht. I think you should call it the name of your wife, when you find her.”
“I didn’t think of that,” he replied. “I wonder if it would really be a sensible thing to do.”
Selina laughed.
“It depends on yo
