"God preserve me from rich men's daughters!"
Only Susan saw the irony of Gideon North's contemptuous statement. She wasn't rich at all--but she was pretending to be Della Benton, who was.
A free holiday on Grand Cayman island had made the deception seem worthwhile, until she had to fool the attractive yet arrogant Gideon.
For Della's despicable father had made some kind of deal with Gideon--using Della as bait! "And God preserve me!" Susan prayed.