Passage to Love

her skin and added,

“I shall be a very jealous husband. If any rascal just like the Marquis of Melverley, for instance, comes near you, I shall kill him and, make no mistake, I am a very good shot!”

more glamorous.

She did not know and she was not to know until long afterwards, that the Marquis had received a Wedding present

Imilda thought that as soon as she was married she would write to her father and tell him that she was safe and well

He paused for a moment and then, with his eyes twinkling, he said,

“I will explain to you the difference, but I think we should get married first

He paused for a moment and then, with his eyes twinkling, he said,

“I will explain to you the difference, but I think we

face up to his.

“Did you really think, my adorable one,” he said, “that I did not know who you were

Imilda murmured. “I am in – hiding.”

“In hiding?” the Marquis questioned. “From whom?”

After what seemed a long silence, Imilda whispered,

“From – you

“I love you, I love you with my heart and my soul. How soon, my darling, will you marry me?”

Now Imilda started

How can either of us fight against that?”

most exciting thing that had ever happened to me. Now I want to make quite sure that I was not mistaken