Lord Cardigan opened the door of a cabin and she saw that it was quite a large one.
Rupert was laying face upward with his eyes closed on a comfortable berth draped with muslin curtains.
As Tania moved towards him, she could see that his left shoulder was heavily bandaged.
Neither she nor Lord Cardigan spoke.
Then Rupert opened his eyes.
As he saw Tania, his whole face, which had seemed so pale and lifeless, suddenly changed completely –
“Tania!” he cried. “Am I dreaming? I have died and gone to Heaven!”
Tania ran forward and knelt down beside him.
“I am here, Rupert! I heard you had been wounded and I came as quickly as I could.”
“My darling, my sweet! But how is it possible you are here and in this Godforsaken part of the world?”
“I have written to you each and every day, Ruper
