Chapter 34

One morning Dr. Touchon was talking to my mistress on the telephone about some arrangements for the evening. Mme. Storey expressed a wish to see a certain play and Dr. Touchon said he would try to get seats. "I will call you up again in a few minutes," he said. "Oh, make it noon," said Mme. Storey. "I have to go out directly." "Very well, at noon," he said. She hung up with a smile. "Bella," she said, "see if you can get Mr. Greenlees on the wire." She made an appointment with him to come to our office at quarte…