“I am sorry, Robin, but I am afraid that you will be disappointed.”
“Disappointed? Why? What has happened?”
“Mary-Lee has gone off with the Marquis. He is playing polo and he persuaded her to go and watch him.”
Robin’s lips tightened.
“I am so sorry,” Blaise, repeated. “I knew you would be disappointed. But that is like Mary-Lee. She is always fascinated by the latest attraction on offer. It gets us into a lot of trouble one way and another.”
Robin did not reply and after a moment she added hesitantly,
“I suppose that you could take me to see your pictures? They are treasures I long to see before we return to America.”
“Of course, I will and I have a distinct feeling that you, Blaise, will appreciate them far more than Mary-Lee would have been likely to do.”
Blaise gave a l
