Had Natalie known, and kept it from him?
“I think not. Delight saw her and spoke to her, I believe.”
“And you have no idea where she is now.”
“None whatever.”
He learned that night that Natalie had known, and he surprised a little uneasiness in her face.
“I—heard about it,” she said. “I can't imagine her making a speech. She's not a bit oratorical.”
“We might have sent out one of the cars for her, if I'd known.”
“Oh, she was looked after well enough.”
“Looked after?”
Natalie had made an error, and knew it.