"The announcement of our marriage."Jana's hand crept to her throat. She felt as if she were choking, as if her heart had leapt into her throat, and refused to be dislodged. She felt distinctly ill, realizing that she should never have allowed her deception to go on so long. She had not even considered what it must be like for Alain when the truth came out. She had not thought beyond herself, her own fears. But it had been announced. There would not be a handful of neighbors he must face, lie to to save himself from embarrassment. Everyone would know! And, if …when she suddenly disappeared, he would be left to explain. "Oh no! Ohh, this is ... is dreadful! Mr. Camar, I'm not....!"She was interrupted by a knock on the door. Both she and Alain whirled toward the sound, Alain with barely controlled impatience at the interruption and Jana with patent horror."Come!" Alain snapped laconically.The butler eased the door open and looked at Alain helplessly as a woman brushed past him and entered the room, curtly dismissing him.
