16/45 These two people knew nobody and that was the end of it. As three of the dowagers merely sniffed when he sought possible information, he finally had recourse to the manager of the hotel, D.V.Bimmer. They were a Madame and Mademoiselle Delano from Rouen, and had been at the hotel for a fortnight, not seeming to mind its comparative emptiness, but enjoying the sea bathing and the drives. The girl rode, and went out every morning with a groom. "They are ladies and one letter would have done the business. |