She pressed her cheek against his.
"Oh, Billy." She spoke quickly. "There was one place out there at Wood Mills. You wouldn't have liked it. But it was too wonderful!"
He drew a deep breath of relief at the sudden change in her voice.
"What was it, Gina? Why wouldn't I have liked it?"
She fidgeted a bit.
"Why? Oh—because."
"Because what, Gina?"
"It was just one big estate, Billy. A girl owns it. She's an orphan. She's very beautiful. She lives there all by herself except for a couple of old servants. Claire Trent and I saw her once or twice when we rode through the place. Claire says she's sort of queer. She doesn't bother about people. She doesn't like them, Claire says. She spends all her time around the place."
"That sounds very strenuous, Gina."
"Oh, it isn't, Billy. It's lovely. The estate is."