The Glittering Lights

And nothing else – matters?” Cassandra asked.

He saw the meaning in her eyes and knew what she asked

the Duke confessed. “I was depressed, worried and very apprehensive about the future

anyone to think of you as a hard-boiled, tough little actress, I just don’t know!”

He kissed her again

You mean – ” she began and hesitated.

“I mean exactly what you think I mean,” the Duke answered, “and how, when you blush like that, you ever expected

it will be time to put our house in order for the future generations.”

For a moment Cassandra did not understand his meaning and then she blushed

and then to South Africa.”

“How wonderful!” Cassandra cried, her face radiant with happiness.

“When we return,” the Duke went on, “I anticipate

pleasure of flaunting yourself in London as the lovely young Duchess of Alchester. We are going on a very long honeymoon trip first to Australia

How?” Cassandra asked rather apprehensively.

“We are going to be married almost immediately,” he said, “but you are not going to have the

when you are so ridiculously lovely? But I am going to punish you because you have deceived me and because you have behaved so badly

You will always be safe with me in the future,” the Duke said firmly, “for the simple reason that I shall never let you out of my sight! How could