I said!\" cried Whittall in a fury, banging the desk.
\"Oh, to be sure! To be sure!\" stuttered the demoralised Kreuger. \"Mr. Whittall and I had dinner together that night. At the Hotel Norfolk.\"
I smiled to myself. This came a little late, I thought. It sounded as if it had been got by heart.
\"Why did you not say so at once?\" asked Mme. Storey.
\"Well, it was a private meeting, Madame. We had business to discuss. I didn't think that Mr. Whittall wanted it known.\"
I said!\" cried Whittall in a fury, banging the desk.
\"Oh, to be sure! To be sure!\" stuttered the demoralised Kreuger. \"Mr. Whittall and I had dinner together that night. At the Hotel Norfolk.\"
I smiled to myself. This came a little late, I thought. It sounded as if it had been got by heart.
\"Why did you not say so at once?\" asked Mme. Storey.
\"Well, it was a private meeting, Madame. We had business to discuss. I didn't think that Mr. Whittall wanted it known.\"
