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prayer, the following morning she had seen Lord Kenington.
    She had known who he was because she recognised him from pictures she had seen in the magazines and she had read all about him in the Parliamentary reports that were always featured in the newspapers her father took.
    He was often spoken of as being of great value to Mr. Disraeli, the Prime Minister, also as the owner of fine horses, which last year had won the Derby and the Gold Cup at Ascot.
    ‘He is a gentleman,’ Aisha told herself.
    When she saw him walk into the library, she had known that that was her opportunity to speak to him.

CHAPTER TWO
    Aisha was thrilled with her new cabin.
    It was very much larger than the one she had been in previously. It had two portholes, which gave her more light both by day and by night.
    There was more room to move about in and more storage space for her clothes.
    And so, when she sat down to luncheon with Lord Kenington, she thanked him profusely.
    “You have been so kind,” she said, “and I am so grateful. Of course Papa will willingly pay the difference in the price of my new cabin.”
    “You must now tell me about your father,” Lord Kenington asked, “because I am most interested in him.”
    She looked at him questioningly and he explained,
    “I believe your father is doing vital work in India.”
    Again there was silence.
    “I hoped you would help me,” he said, “because I am going to India in order to find out what the situation is as regards the Russian menace. I believe that your father knows a great deal about it.”
    Aisha’s eyes lit up.
    “Oh, that is why you are going out to India!” she exclaimed. “So I need not be careful what I say to you.”
    “I hope that you will be careful, as well as truthful, but you must not stop me from finding out what I need.”
    He laughed as he added,
    “That sounds complicated, but you will know what I mean.”
    “Of course I do, my Lord, and if you are really going to India on this important mission, then it would be silly if you did not talk to Papa.”
    “I have every intention of talking to him. So, if you can help me by telling me where to find him and, without doing anything wrong, inform me as to what he is doing at the moment, it will be of tremendous help.”
    Aisha lowered her voice before she suggested,
    “I think it would be wiser if we talked out on deck. I know that no one can overhear us here, but Papa said that some men can read one’s lips at a distance. So I always have to be careful what I was saying even if no one could hear.”
    Lord Kenington was immediately interested.
    He thought that it was just his good luck to find someone like her before he reached India and Aisha, he hoped, could tell him some of the things he had been sent out there to discover.
    Equally was it really possible that such a young and pretty girl could tell him anything that he did not already know?
    Where India was concerned, the answer was very obviously ‘yes’.
    They ate their luncheon, which was well served and the Stewards tried to provide Lord Kenington with the wine he particularly requested.
    He asked Aisha if she would drink with him, but she shook her head.
    “I don’t really like wine, my Lord, but I would love some fresh lemonade if they could make it for me.”
    “I am sure they could do so, Aisha.” And one of the Stewards hurried away.
    While they were eating, Aisha was aware that Mr. Watkins at the Captain’s table had his eyes on her and so she deliberately did not look again in his direction.
    But she could not help feeling a bit uncomfortable, because, without turning her head, she was aware that he was staring at her.
    Without her saying anything, Lord Kenington knew what was happening.
    “Just pretend to yourself he does not exist,” he said. “When I dislike a person, I try to think them out of my mind. It’s really quite easy to do. It’s a mistake to waste valuable time on being upset by nasty people.”
    “Of course you are