She took no notice.
"I've never stayed in an hotel before," she went on, "so I suppose that's why I enjoyed everything so much. It will seem very quiet with Aunt Madge, won't it?"
"We need not stay with her."
"I think we must for a week or two, till something can be arranged."
Chris threw down a magazine he had picked up.
"What sort of arrangement would you like?" he asked. "I want you to please yourself in every way without considering me." He paused.
"I've got some rooms at Knightsbridge, you know," he went on casually. "I'm not at all sure that it wouldn't be a good idea to keep them on for a while."
Marie caught her breath with a little stifled sound.
"Keep them on?" she echoed.
"Yes—they're only bachelor rooms, but I've had some pretty good times there, and they might be handy until we can find something better."