“Oh, I did, of course—I—but I had forgotten,” said Caroline, dismayed by this unexpected development.
“Is there any harm in my reading the message that I have to send?”
“Why I wouldn’t have you see it for the world! My gracious!”
“Is it as bad as that, Miss Mitford?” he said laughing.
“Bad! It isn’t bad at all, but I wouldn’t have it get all over town for anything.”
“It will never get out of this office, Miss Mitford,” returned Foray composedly. “We are not allowed to mention anything that goes on in here.”
“You wouldn’t mention it?”
“Certainly not. All sorts of private messages go through here, and——?”
“Do they?”
“Every day. Now if that telegram is important——?”