"Mary Warburton," said he at length.
"Certainly," said she. "I'll tell your chauffeur."
"The initials will correspond—in case—"
"Yes," said she. "I'd noticed that."
"We will see what your typewriting machine is capable of, and then I'll decide about it."
"Certainly."
"Please take down some letters."
"Mr. Carrel Quire always told me what he wanted said, and I wrote the letters myself."
"That is very interesting," said Mr. Prohack. "Perhaps you can manage to sit at the dressing-table. Mind that necklace there. It's supposed to be rather valuable. Put it in the case, and put the case in the middle drawer."
"Don't you keep it in a safe?" said Miss Warburton, obeying.