Tristan nodded. "A true stranger to this place then," he commented. "If you don't mind my asking, what brought you all the way to England? Would it not have been easier to stay in Boston, perhaps depend on an old family friend?" Or toss herself into a marriage with a rich bloke? Hadn't that been the plan for her from the beginning? She might not have money anymore, but she had looks and fine manners, and probably a name, and she would form a fine ornament in some rich gentleman's house.