She had no idea that it was approaching midnight.
Then suddenly she heard the door open.
She thought that it must be the Major Domo telling her that he was going to bed.
She looked up and saw to her astonishment that it was the Marquis.
He walked across the room to where she was sitting on the floor.
“I thought I would find you here,” he remarked.
Karla looked up at him in consternation.
“Is it late?” she asked. “Has Penelope come back?”
“Penelope has gone with a party to Montmartre,” the Marquis replied. “But I returned to the Embassy and then I thought I would just look in to see if there was anything you wanted.”
“How kind of you,” Karla answered. “I was in here reading these wonderful books and had no idea what time it was. I promised the Major Domo that I would blow out t
