VII
Susy wired Streffy:
“Congratulations old bean nice name Altringham been thinking it over Nick has quit.”
She received an answer:
“Meet me at the fountain Versailles Friday”....
“So Nicky did a bunk, eh?” Streffy chuckled. “I say, that’s top-hole, what? How about little old me? Countess, you know ... places, no end.... Altringham and the others.... If you don’t like the others, we’ll see about altering ’em.... I say, how’s that? Pretty good, eh? ... better take me on, old thing? What?...”
Casually running their eyes down the columns of the Daily Mail, as was their wont, Nick, Streffy, Susy and Coral read:
“A divorce has been arranged and will shortly take place between Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Lansing.”