“She is not in Paris.”
“Don’t lie!”
“I am not lying, Brattle. You have fooled yourself. Elsie did not come to Paris at all. She is in England.”
“I do not believe it!”
Frank laughed shortly.
“You are at liberty to believe what you like. It makes no difference to me. I am not telling you this to aid you in any way, but simply to show you that you have made a fool of yourself by chasing on here to France, thinking you were following up Elsie Bellwood.”
“Where is she in England?”
“That is for you to find out, Brattle.”
“You refuse to tell?”
“I do.”