She turned quickly as the door closed and took a step towards the centre of the room.

Drake perceived that she had a copy of the _Meteor_ in her hand.

'You have seen this ?' she asked.
'Yes.' He remained by the door with his hand on the knob.
'And you guessed who wrote it ?' 'I have been told.' He answered her coldly and quietly.
'I know what you think,' she replied.

'But it's not true.

I never told him the story.