\"Why, of course not!\" said Mme. Storey with undisturbed good humour. \"You may step down.\"
She then called the man she had brought with her, a lean young fellow with a bright eye. His name was given as John Withy; his occupation, free-lance writer.
\"Where do you live?\" she asked.
\"Number —— West Forty-Seventh Street.\"
\"What sort of building is that?\"
\"An old residence which has been rebuilt into stores, offices
\"Why, of course not!\" said Mme. Storey with undisturbed good humour. \"You may step down.\"
She then called the man she had brought with her, a lean young fellow with a bright eye. His name was given as John Withy; his occupation, free-lance writer.
\"Where do you live?\" she asked.
\"Number —— West Forty-Seventh Street.\"
\"What sort of building is that?\"
\"An old residence which has been rebuilt into stores, offices
