Anna the Adventuress

"I hope that you are going to allow me to see something of you

during your stay in London, for the sake of old times. Could you

come to tea at my rooms one afternoon, or would you dine with me

somewhere, and do a theatre? We could have a private room, of

course, if you do not wish to be seen about London, and a box at

the theatre. I often think of those delightful evenings in Paris.

May we not repeat them once, at any rate, in London?

"Ever yours,

"NIGEL ENNISON.

"P.S. My address is 94, Pall Mall."

Anna read, and her cheeks grew slowly scarlet. She crushed the letter

in her hand.

"I wonder," she murmured to herself, "if this is the beginning."