"I have forgotten the name of the place, but they made me a member. It was great fun. We had some more champagne, and Sophy danced. I found a young man there whom I used to know."
"Really," said Louise, "I am not sure that I approve of this! A supper club with Sophy until half past three in the morning!"
He looked at her quickly.
"You don't mind?"
"My dear man, why should I mind?" she returned. "What concern is it of mine if you and Sophy care to amuse each other? It is exactly what I hoped for."
"That's all right, then," John declared, with a sigh of relief. "Do you know," he went on, lowering his voice, "that I am just a little disappointed about today?"
"Disappointed? After I have taken the trouble to give a luncheon party for you?"
"I should have thought it a greater compliment, and liked it better, if you had asked me to lunch with you alone," he said.
She shook her head.
"It would have been a wasted opportunity. You have come up to London with a purpose. You have an experiment to make, an experiment in living. All these men can help you."