Mrs. Hill gave a disdainful sniff before she opened a large ledger that was lying on the desk in front of her.
“I would very much doubt if we have any position like that available for you,” she then said in a pointed tone.
“Oh, please, try and find one,” Ivana insisted. “I am very eager to find employment and I have been told that you are not only the best Agency in the whole of London but you are also brilliant at finding applicants what they require.”
As she spoke, she felt that she was almost being prompted by someone mysterious on what she should say.
There was no doubt that the flattery was succeeding.
Mrs. Hill turned over two or three pages and then said in a more conciliatory manner,
“Well, I’ll have a good look, but I’m not that optimistic.”
It was then a woman appeared fro
