CHAPTER FIVEOn leaving the theatre with his party, they inevitably went to the Casino, and walked through the public part into the Salle Touzet, where Craig was hoping he would find the Countess.
Already the room was filled with gamblers and, as his party dispersed to the various different tables, he had a word with the Grand Duke and several other friends before he caught sight of the Countess.
Once again she was spectacular, wearing a gown of peacock blue, which made both her skin and her hair seem dazzling, and ended round her feet in a swirl of feathers.
There was no ornamentation except for one huge aquamarine, hung on a slender chain round her neck.
The effect was sensational and she seemed to stand out even in a room filled with glamorous women as if she was a light in a dark sk
