Once again he thought, as he had this morning, how young she looked.
As he sat down on the bed to take her hand in his, he knew that the Marquis had left her unawakened to the joys and glory of love.
He did not speak for a moment and her eyes were on his face. He knew that she was wondering what Antonio had said to him.
Then she asked in a low voice,
“Are you – shocked, Ingram?”
“No, of course not,” he said. “All I want is for you to be as happy as Florencia and I will be.”
Jennie gave a little cry.
Then there were tears running down her face and she was kissing Lord Mere over and over again as if it was the only way that she could express her gratitude and happiness.
*
When Lord Mere and Florencia drove away on their honeymoon, he felt that he had tied up all the problems and lef
