32/49 Would she be able to manage him now? His eyes wandered to the door, then to his watch, then to his companions; he smiled uneasily, pulling his moustache; then--jumping to his feet, tried to speak with an easy self-confidence. A matter of business, only in this hotel.Downstairs.Yes.A friend of mine and a little matter.Urgent. I'm sure you'll forgive me." For a moment Maggie was frightened. She was here in a strange hotel in a strange room with a man whom she scarcely knew. |