and Mme. Storey smiled at him encouragingly.
\"How is your mistress, Bunbury?\"
\"Calm, madam.\"
\"Bunbury, for her own sake you ought not to let her talk to newspaper reporters.\"
He shrugged deprecatingly. \"What can I do, madam? I perceived from the first that it would be unwise, but she ignored my suggestions. I cannot aspire to influence her actions.\"
\"What time did Ram Lal arrive here this morning?\"
\"Ten o'clock, madam.\"
and Mme. Storey smiled at him encouragingly.
\"How is your mistress, Bunbury?\"
\"Calm, madam.\"
\"Bunbury, for her own sake you ought not to let her talk to newspaper reporters.\"
He shrugged deprecatingly. \"What can I do, madam? I perceived from the first that it would be unwise, but she ignored my suggestions. I cannot aspire to influence her actions.\"
\"What time did Ram Lal arrive here this morning?\"
\"Ten o'clock, madam.\"
