The secretary went on in her toneless voice: \"You have been told that I had tea with the Commodore yesterday, but I did not.\"
\"Who did?\"
She made a slight gesture with her hand. \"Secrecy was enjoined upon me, but I suppose everything has got to come out now. It was the Princess Cristina von Habsburg.\"
The amused look faded out of Mme. Storey's eyes. \"So?\" she said quietly. \"What were the circumstances?\"
\"Commodore
The secretary went on in her toneless voice: \"You have been told that I had tea with the Commodore yesterday, but I did not.\"
\"Who did?\"
She made a slight gesture with her hand. \"Secrecy was enjoined upon me, but I suppose everything has got to come out now. It was the Princess Cristina von Habsburg.\"
The amused look faded out of Mme. Storey's eyes. \"So?\" she said quietly. \"What were the circumstances?\"
\"Commodore
