“Do you? But why?”
“Because I ventured to introduce him to you.”
“Oh, don’t worry. I assure you I like him very much.”
Her tone was very casual, but quite cordial.
“Well, he was enthusiastic about the evening, said it was like a bit of Italy. You know he was once at the embassy in Rome.”
“Yes. He told me so.”
“I hear very good accounts of him from the Foreign Office. Eric Learington speaks very well of him. He ought to rise high in the career.”
“I hope he will. I like to see clever young men get on. And he certainly has something in him.”
“Yes, I think so too. By the way, he seems tremendously taken with Miss Van Tuyn.”
As the world’s governess said this he let his small hazel eyes fix themselves rather intently on Lady Sellingworth’s face. He saw no change of expression there. She still looked tired, but casual, neither specially interested nor in the least bored. Her brilliant eyes still held their slightly mocking expression.