CHAPTER EIGHTUlysse had settled Sir Raymond and Miss Adamson safely at the table immediately behind Georgia, and Ramillies was grinning happily at his success in acquiring it before the good maître d’hôtel noticed the phenomenon of the two Miss Wells.
Mr Campion, who found himself watching the scene with the fascinated apprehension of a village i***t at a dangerous crossing, almost laughed aloud at the expression of incredulity which spread over Ulysse’s face as his glance took in the two women. His small bright eyes flickered and he thrashed the menu card which he happened to be holding as if it had been a tail and he a labrador. It was a comic moment but it passed too soon, leaving only a growing sense of embarrassment as half-a-dozen diners at other tables swung round to stare with tha
