“Is that all?” said Leonard.
Josephine hesitated before she replied: “That’s all.”
“And what about Dominique?”
“He will go with us.”
Leonard bent forward, tried to see her face clearly in the darkness, and said: “You haven’t given him any special orders?”
“What about?”
“About Clarice. You hate that girl. Therefore I’m afraid that you may have entrusted Dominique with some job.”
She hesitated again before replying: “That’s no business of yours.”
“Nevertheless——” he said doubtfully.
The ladder was let down for them to get into the boat. Josephine said in a mocking tone: “Listen, Leonard. Since I created you Prince Lavosneff and provided you with a yacht splendidly fitted out, you have become extraordinarily discreet. But we’ll stick to our agreement, if you don’t mind. I command: you obey. You have the right to an explanation. I have given it to you. Act as if it was sufficient.”