Chapter 8
PETER DEWIN was told by the maid-of-all-work that a lady was waiting to see him in the parlour, and as soon as he had finished dressing he ran downstairs. The office very often sent early-morning letters by girl messengers, and it was not unusual to discover that the waiting 'lady' was a snub-nosed little girl with an urgent message from the news editor.
When he walked into the drawing-room he had a pleasant shock. 'Good Lord! What are you doing here?'
'I've been here nearly a quarter of an hour,' said Daphne, her lips twitching with amusement at the surprise in his face. 'You might imagine that I've been waiting up all night for you— did you see Mr. Crewe?'
'Mr. Crewe?' he said in surprise. 'Why on earth should I see Mr. Crewe?'
And then, when she told him of her midnight v
