\"Mrs. Colford being the housekeeper?\"
\"Yes.\"
\"What did Commodore Varick want to talk to the Princess about?\"
Miss Priestley answered with a perfectly expressionless face: \"I don't know. That is outside my province.\"
It was pretty clear that she was lying here, but it would have done no good to tax her with it. Mme. Storey went on: \"How long did she remain in his study?\"
\"I can't tell you. I did not see her again. After I had finished my tea,
\"Mrs. Colford being the housekeeper?\"
\"Yes.\"
\"What did Commodore Varick want to talk to the Princess about?\"
Miss Priestley answered with a perfectly expressionless face: \"I don't know. That is outside my province.\"
It was pretty clear that she was lying here, but it would have done no good to tax her with it. Mme. Storey went on: \"How long did she remain in his study?\"
\"I can't tell you. I did not see her again. After I had finished my tea,
