Madeleine de Sara, alias Dolores Ramona, alias
Maggie Sayers, said primly: "I'm glad you're
pleased, Mr. Parker Pyne. It's been a nice little
change. I think I'll go below now and get to bed
before the boat starts. I'm such a bad sailor."
A few minutes later a hand fell on Mr. Parker
Pyne's shoulder. He turned to see Basil Chester.
"Had to come and see you off, Mr. Parker
Pyne, and give you Betty's love and her and my
best thanks. It was a grand stunt of yours. Betty
and Mother are as thick as thieves. Seemed a
shame to deceive the old darling--but she was
being difficult. Anyway it's all right now. I must
just be careful to keep up the annoyance stuff a
couple of days longer. We're no end grateful to
you, Betty and I."
"I wish you every happiness," said Mr. Parker
Pyne.
"Thanks."
There was a pause, then Basil said with some-what
overdone carelessness:
"Is Miss--Miss de Sara--anywhere about? I'd
like to thank her, too."
Mr. Parker Pyne shot a keen glance at him.
He said:
"I'm afraid Miss de Sara's gone to bed."
"Oh, too bad--well, perhaps I'll see her in
London sometime."
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