But it was not answered; for from the drawing-room there emerged Franklin, the butler, who marched up straight to Jaffery.
"A lady to see you, sir" "A lady?
Good God! What kind of a lady ?" He stared at Franklin, in dismay.
"She came in a taxi, sir.

The driver mistook the way, and put her down at the back entrance.

She would not give her name." "Tall, rather handsome, dressed in black ?" "Yes, sir." "Lord Almighty!" cried Jaffery, including us all in the sweep of a desperate gaze.

"It's Liosha! I thought I had given her the slip." Barbara rose, and confronted him.

"And pray who is Liosha ?" Adrian hugged his knee and laughed: "The dynamic widow," said he.
"I'll go and see what in thunder she wants," said Jaffery.
But Barbara's eyes twinkled.