“Did either of you go to the reception?” Wolfenden asked.
“We both did,” Harcutt answered.
Wolfenden raised his eyebrows.
“You were there! Then why didn’t you make their acquaintance?”
Densham laughed shortly.
“I asked for an introduction to the girl,” he said, “and was politely declined. She was under the special charge of the Princess, and was presented to no one.”
“And Mr. Sabin?” Wolfenden asked.
“He was talking all the time to Baron von Knigenstein, the German Ambassador. They did not stay long.”
Wolfenden smiled.
“It seems to me,” he said, “that you had an excellent opportunity and let it go.”