I would not be drawn--I threw the war into the enemy's country.

"You are staying at the Reservoirs?"

I saw that she was--and that now the thought of my being there

disconcerted her--.

"But no!" she lied sweetly--"I am merely out here for the day to see

Louise, who has a son in the hospital--."

It was my turn to say-"Tiens?"

And then we both laughed--and I let them go on--.

But when I got into my salon--I heard no typing--only there was a note

from Miss Sharp to say that some slight thing had gone wrong with the

machine, so she had taken the work to finish it at home--.

I cursed Coralie and all the fluffies in the world, and then in pain

laid down upon my bed.




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