"Read your letters and answer them, if you like, before you go out.

I always call this," he added, with a smile, "the one inviolable sanctuary of Monte Carlo." "You are very kind," Hunterleys replied.

"Are you sure that I am not detaining you ?" "Not in the least.

Personally, I am not at all busy.

Three-quarters of our business, you see, is merely a matter of routine.