\"I'm sorry,\" he stammered, following us, \"but Mrs. Julian is very much engaged. I have positive instructions not to disturb her.\"
\"I'm sorry too,\" said Mme. Storey, \"but I have to see her. It is a matter of the greatest importance.\"
\"Madam, I cannot...I cannot...\" he protested.
\"What's she doing?\" asked my employer bluntly.
\"She's...er...she's having a séance,\" he replied, embarrassed.
Mme. Storey started up the sweeping staircase with me following her,
\"I'm sorry,\" he stammered, following us, \"but Mrs. Julian is very much engaged. I have positive instructions not to disturb her.\"
\"I'm sorry too,\" said Mme. Storey, \"but I have to see her. It is a matter of the greatest importance.\"
\"Madam, I cannot...I cannot...\" he protested.
\"What's she doing?\" asked my employer bluntly.
\"She's...er...she's having a séance,\" he replied, embarrassed.
Mme. Storey started up the sweeping staircase with me following her,