Chapter ThreeTalbot walked into White’s Club.
The first person he saw was his friend Henry.
Henry, who was talking to another man, broke off his conversation and moved towards Talbot.
“What on earth happened to you last night?” he asked. “You did not turn up and the Countess was furious!”
Talbot put his hand up to his forehead.
“Good Heavens, how awful,” he exclaimed. “I forgot all about it and never thought of it again.”
Henry looked at him in astonishment.
“What were you doing that made you forget?” he asked. “I understood when you left me that you were looking forward to a good dinner.”
“I most certainly was,” Talbot answered, “but then something happened that put literally everything else out of my mind.”
He walked towards the far end of the room and sat down in a chair. Henry
