or dessert. Just fruit, coffee, cognac, and cigarettes.\"
When this was put on the table the servants left the room for good. Mr. Varick leaned towards my mistress. \"Well...what's the real situation?\" he asked in a strained voice.
She spread out her hands. \"I have collected a lot of information, but I seem to be no nearer a solution. All I have done is to detain the Princess Cristina.\"
\"She could hardly have done it!\"
or dessert. Just fruit, coffee, cognac, and cigarettes.\"
When this was put on the table the servants left the room for good. Mr. Varick leaned towards my mistress. \"Well...what's the real situation?\" he asked in a strained voice.
She spread out her hands. \"I have collected a lot of information, but I seem to be no nearer a solution. All I have done is to detain the Princess Cristina.\"
\"She could hardly have done it!\"
