It couldn’t wait until the next day. It couldn’t wait until that evening. He wasn’t sure how it had come about, but her good opinion meant a great deal to him. Of course he needed her approval in his much-neglected suit of Edwina, but there was more to it than that. She’d insulted him, she’d nearly dunked him in The Serpentine, she’d humiliated him at Pall Mall, and yet he craved her good opinion. Anthony couldn’t remember the last time someone’s regard had meant so much, and frankly, it was humbling.
