'But what does she know of me?'
'Oh, I may have mentioned your name,' he explained indifferently, and
Conway smiled.
'Besides,' said Conway, 'the Meteor has transformed you into a public character. One knows of your movements.'
'What I don't see is how Miss Le Mesurier could have known that you had landed yesterday,' commented Mallinson.
'I was interviewed by the Meteor on Plymouth Quay. You received the note, you say, this evening. She may have seen the interview.'
Drake called to a waiter and ordered him to bring a copy of the paper.
Conway took it and glanced at the first page.
'Yes, here it is.'
He read a few lines to himself, and burst into a laugh.
'Guess how it begins?'
'I know,' said Drake.