171. The Marquis Wins (The Eternal Collection) by Barbara Cartland

Author:Barbara Cartland [Cartland, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781782139614
Publisher: Barbara Cartland Ebooks Ltd
Published: 2017-06-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

“You will live,” the Marquis replied quietly, “and with any luck without seeing that guttersnipe again!”

When he accused the Comte of bigamy, he had been quite certain from the expression in his eyes that it was true and he was well aware that his wife was alive.

In that case the Marquis was sure that he would simply disappear and find another way of obtaining money from some other unfortunate woman.

At the same time he was aware that he must save Daniela not only from the Comte but, and this was more important, from her stepmother.

He had the idea that Esmé Blanc would not give up easily.

As Cora Pearl had told him, she was determined to have money and he expected that she would now resort in some way to blackmail.

Unfortunately, as he had reasoned out on his way to the Church, she was in a very comfortable position if she was legally Daniela’s guardian.

‘If I take the girl to her relations,’ the Marquis thought, ‘they can sort out all these problems. They are really not my business.’

Then, as he looked at Daniela with her eyes raised to his in gratitude and the tears running down her cheeks, he thought that no woman could look lovelier.

“How can – I thank you?” she asked in a low voice. “How can I tell – you how – wonderful you are to have – come at the very – last minute?”

She gave a little sob as she said,

“As I walked up the aisle, I thought even – God had – forgotten me, but He sent you, I know He did, and now I am – safe!”

“We must not count our chickens before they are hatched,” the Marquis said quietly. “England is far away and I am afraid that your stepmother will try to prevent you from reaching Seabrooke Hall.”

He saw the terror come back into Daniela’s eyes and thought that it had been a mistake to frighten her.

Equally he knew, if he was honest, that he was nervous himself that his plans might be circumvented.

He recognised that both he and Daniela had to be constantly on their guard.

“Do you – think,” she asked now in a very small, frightened little voice, “that my – stepmother will – try and – stop me at the – Station?”

“I am quite certain that is what she will try to do,” the Marquis said, “but if she does she will be disappointed.”

“Why?” Daniela asked.

“Because we are not leaving Baden-Baden by train.”

Daniela stared at him in astonishment.

“Then – how can we – get away? We cannot – drive all the way to – the coast.”

“No, of course not,” he answered, “but I fortunately have another way of travelling.”

Daniela looked at him in perplexity.

As she had been speaking, it had passed through her mind that it would be very difficult to avoid detection.

Everybody would undoubtedly stare at her when she appeared dressed as a bride.

Now, as she wondered what the Marquis was implying, he said with a faint smile,

“As

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