“She hadn’t an appointment. She must have called on the off-chance of seeing Miss Arnot.”
“What would be the chances of Miss Arnot seeing her?” She lifted her elegant shoulders in a shrug.
“It would depend on Miss Arnot’s mood. I should say the chances were practically non-existent. Miss Arnot never liked to be bothered by people she didn’t know. I’ve never known her to see anyone without an appointment.”
“That wouldn’t apply to Jordan, of course?”
Mauvis Powell shook her head.
“Oh, no. He had the run of Dead End.”
“And Jack Maurer would have the run of it too?”
She looked at him, her mouth tightening.
“I have already told you, I know nothing about Mr. Maurer.”
“But you have heard of him?”