Well, I know my father, and I don't mind telling you that I should not be in the least surprised if you were right." He lit a cigarette and passed the box across the table to her.
"Good!" he said.

"It is a pleasure to talk to you, Miss Duge.

You grasp everything so quickly.

Now you understand the position, then.

There are three or four of us, including myself, on one side, and your father on the other.