Chapter 53

He did not know which duchess this was. His acquaintance with the peerage was slight and sketchy, and the only member he knew was an impoverished lord who occasionally found himself on the verge of prosecution. She opened a little flap in the car before her and took out a jewelled cigarette case--in that half-light the diamond monogram sparkled brilliantly. "Do smoke." He took a cigarette and politely offered her a light to the cigarette she put between her red lips. There was a little microphone attachment at the …