Chapter 41

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​⁠At eight o’clock in the evening Lucille knocked at the door of Lady Carey’s suite of rooms at the hotel. There was no answer. A chambermaid who was near came smiling up.

“Miladi has, I think, descended for dinner,” she said.

Lucille looked at her watch. She saw that she was a few minutes late, so she descended to the restaurant. The small table which they had reserved was, however, still unoccupied.