Chapter FourThe Duke, as he usually did, spent a great deal of the day on the bridge beside the Captain.
He enjoyed navigating his own yacht and he also found it a relief to get away from the chatter of his women guests, which actually meant Dolly.
She had been petulant during luncheon and would have been more so had not Prince Ivan put himself out to exert the charm that had been so characteristic of him in the old days.
There was no doubt that the two Princes were finding it a joy beyond words to be in civilised surroundings, apart from the fact that they appreciated the excellent food and drink which had been denied them for so long.
The Duke liked the way they did not speak of their sufferings, but the terrible experiences they had been through were only too obvious in the thinness
