She saw that she had made a point and, as Penelope was silent, she went on,
“As you well know, I am not half as striking as you are and I think the wise thing to do would be to take just two or three pots to Mrs. Lulworth and ask if she thinks they are saleable. If she says ‘yes’, then we can go ahead and make her many more.”
She hesitated a moment, then she said,
“Perhaps we could then swear her to secrecy, and instead of giving us money she might let us have the gowns now and pay for them month by month as the demand for the creams increases.”
Penelope clapped her hands together, then flung her arms round Alisa.
“Dearest, you are so clever!” she said. “I knew you would he sensible about my idea, once I had convinced you that it was necessary.”
“Of course it is necessary,” Alisa agr
