"But I thought," he protested, "that you were going to be a lady's secretary, or something of that sort?"
"I have applied for a situation," she admitted. "I am not engaged yet. By the bye, I gave your name as a reference. I wonder if there is any chance for me."
"As a matter of fact," he told her, "I have just left the lady whose advertisement you answered."
"Madame Christophor?"
"Madame Christophor. If you are really anxious for that post, I can assure you that it is yours."
She flung the hat to the other end of the room.
"Good!" she exclaimed. "I don't think this sort of thing is in my line at all. Tell me, is Madame Christophor half as charming as she looks?"
"I have known her only a short time," Julien replied, "but she is certainly a very wonderful woman."
"What does she do," Lady Anne asked, "to require a secretary?"
"She is a woman of immense wealth, I believe," Julien answered, "and she has many charities. She is married, but separated from her husband. I think, on the whole, that she must have led a rather unhappy life."