Arrangement

Dear Reader: I am afraid I am about to do something exceedingly shocking.My adventure began when I came to the Earl of Savile’s castle for the reading of George Devane’s will, of which the earl is the executor.I had every intention of refusing George’s blood money, but he foiled me by leaving it to my young son, Nicky. Because I am a young widow, this bequest has subjected me to a great deal of unpleasant gossip.Now I find that I am in the power of the most exciting man I have ever met, a man whose very presence makes me weak, a man who could very well be my ruination.Remember me in your prayers, as I shall need them. (Mrs.) Gail Saunders