You, of course, told her the date of Mr.Drake's arrival.' 'No, she found that out from an interview in the _Meteor_.' 'I remember.' 'You read it ?' 'Yes.

So you introduced him to Clarice ?' 'No.

He did not come that night.

Conway brought him up to Mr.Le Mesurier's box when _Frou-Frou_ was being played a month ago.' 'Never mind, we will talk of something else.' Mrs.Willoughby had just observed Clarice.

She was nodding assent to the words of her neighbour, but plainly lending an attentive ear to Mrs.
Willoughby's conversation.