She looked out to sea before resuming,
“Have you ever visited the slums of London, or listened to the complaints of those who I understand wait outside the Houses of Parliament in the hope that someone will hear them and take up their cause?”
The Marquis remained silent and Shana carried on,
“I know you have only recently come into your title, but now you are a gentleman of considerable importance and stature. As far as I can make out, there is no one to speak for the little man and who really cares whether he lives or dies, except at election time. What these people need is leadership and that is exactly what someone like you can give them.”
The Marquis looked incredulous.
He was on the committee of a number of charitable organisations and gave a considerable amount of money to chari
