“Andy’s private sitting-room shortly after breakfast the following morning. He had already guessed that the old lady had a shrewd idea of what had been going on in his mind when he was asking the questions about Tansy Maitland, but as yet he had formed no definite plan of action.She may have some ideas of how best to begin, he smiled to himself as he tapped on her door. She seems a very resourceful old darling.Mrs. Andy was seated at her huge rosewood desk, scanning her morning mail. The letter ...she had just been reading had brought yet another case of hardship to her notice, and before she turned to greet Roger she carefully placed this on the appropriate pile for her attention later in the day.‘Well,’ she began brightly, motioning him to a chair, ‘make yourself comfortable. Smoke if you wish, and I won’t keep you as I know you are anxious to be off, but first,’ she twinkled at him, ‘you must tell me if I’m wrong, or are you going to town principally to see Tansy Maitland?’‘Specifically to see her,’ Roger corrected, smiling back at her, ‘but what I’m going to say, what reason I’m going to invent to explain why I’m there I can’t tell you, for I simply don’t know.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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