The Princess tossed her head. \"I don't read your horrible newspapers.\"
Alas! for royal truthfulness. There was a newspaper lying on the sofa at that very moment, with the name Varick uppermost in the headlines. Mme. Storey pointed to it mutely.
The Princess was not in the least abashed. \"I haven't looked at it,\" she said. \"And anyway, what of it? I was merely their guest. I am sorry for them, but it has got nothing to do with me.\"
The Princess tossed her head. \"I don't read your horrible newspapers.\"
Alas! for royal truthfulness. There was a newspaper lying on the sofa at that very moment, with the name Varick uppermost in the headlines. Mme. Storey pointed to it mutely.
The Princess was not in the least abashed. \"I haven't looked at it,\" she said. \"And anyway, what of it? I was merely their guest. I am sorry for them, but it has got nothing to do with me.\"
