“You left early.”
“Yes, I left quite early with Alice. I have been with her since.”
Annie wondered if Mr. von Rosen suspected anything but his next words convinced her that he did not.
“I suppose that you were as much surprised as the rest of us, although you are her intimate friend, at Mrs. Edes' announcement concerning the authorship of that successful novel,” said he.
“Yes,” said Annie faintly.
“Of course you had no idea that she had written it?”
“No.”
“Have you read it?”
“Yes.”
“What do you think of it? I almost never read novels but I suppose I must tackle that one. Did you like it?”