"I know that also," said the imperturbable Millar.
"How do you know that?"
"Oh, Heinrich told me there was a real lady waiting."
"I am glad at least that Heinrich recognized me as such," Elsa declared indignantly. "He is the only one who has spoken to me as if he realized that."
"Then he must have thought you the other kind," Millar said cynically. "Heinrich made a mistake."
"I think Heinrich is the better judge," Elsa said.
"An excellent judge, I grant you," Millar said, laughing. "He is the one man who should have brought you here. You know only two men have the right to open the door of a bachelor apartment to a young lady. They are his valet and the clergyman. You may choose which of the two you would prefer."
Elsa turned on him with eyes that flashed indignation.
"I was once left alone with a man who kissed me, and I insulted him," she said.
"I was once alone with a lady who insulted me and I kissed her," the cynical person replied.