The portfolio and the Indian Commissioner arrived together. After the introduction had been made, Enoch said:
"Watkins, do you know anything about Indians?"
"Very little, Mr. Secretary," with a smile.
"Would you be interested in looking at some photographs of Indian life?"
"Made by this young lady?" asked Watkins, looking with unconcealed interest at Diana.
"Yes," said Enoch.
"And shown and explained by her?" asked the Indian Commissioner, a twinkle in his brown eyes.
Diana laughed, and so did Abbott. Enoch's even white teeth flashed for a moment.
"I wish I had time to join you," he said. "What I want to suggest, Mr. Watkins, is that you see if Miss Allen will qualify to take care of some of the research work you received an appropriation for the other day. You were speaking to Abbott, I think, of the difficulty of finding people with authentic knowledge of the Indians."
The Indian Commissioner nodded and tucked Diana's portfolio under his arm. "Come along, Miss Allen!"