Chapter SevenAfter a few moments, Selina crossed the hall and followed Quintus Tiverton into the salon.
As she had expected, he was standing at the secrétaire with the drawer open, taking out some of the gold coins from where he had put them the night before.
As she came through the door, he called over his shoulder,
“Call Jim, will you?”
There was no need for Selina to do so, because Jim had heard his Master and came hurrying into the salon.
“Did you want me, sir?” he asked.
“Yes,” Quintus Tiverton replied, “I want you to pay what we owe for the Villa, the dressmaker and the tailor.”
“And please give him some extra money for food,” Selina interposed. “I am hoping that perhaps you will allow me to cook luncheon – and also dinner for you today.”
Quintus Tiverton did not answer, but
