CHAPTER SEVENAs he left Quenella, Rex walked slowly and unhurriedly towards his office.
He opened the door, stepped inside the room and stood still for a moment.
Then he swore aloud in an irritated tone,
“Damn!”
He walked to the door and slammed it, but he remained inside the room.
For a moment he was very still, taking his bearings.
Quenella had been right in thinking that his desk was in front of the window and the fireplace was to his left.
He anticipated that whoever was waiting for him would be in the left-hand corner, as from there it was possible to see him at the desk.
The room was quite a large one and after a moment’s silence he began to walk noiselessly along the wall, which it was impossible to see from that corner of the fireplace.
One of the first things those in The
