The Silk Vendetta
“I said.“They’ll get round that in some way, no doubt,” said Grand’mere. “But we got there first and that is the big advantage.”Philip was thoughtful. “The most puzzling thing is that it should have been Charles.”“He has hidden talents no doubt,” I said.“He has never displayed them before. Even when we were there he seemed almost indifferent.”“Well, it shows how mistaken one can be.”“I should love to go back,” said Philip. “I want to visit some of the Italian towns. I did see one or two of them ...briefly. Rome … Venice … and Florence. It was Florence which caught my fancy. It was so wonderful to go out to the heights of Fiesole and look over the city. I shall go back there one day.” He was smiling at me. “You would enjoy it, Lenore,” he added.I was happy. He looked at me so lovingly and I had never seen Grand’mere so happy. I knew it was because of Philip’s desire to marry me.There was magic in that evening … sitting there with Grand’mere, dreams in her eyes, and Cassie looking so pleased with us all.MoreLess
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