Peter drew on his cigarette and felt more at ease.

"Well, to be absolutely honest, I had," he said.

"And I observe, moreover, that you are not wearing exactly an English nurse's uniform, and that you have what I might venture to call a zoological badge.

I therefore conclude that, like my friend Donovan, you hail from South Africa.

What hospital are you in ?" "Quai de France," she said.