Chapter 31

R. paused for an instant. He looked at Ashenden with a pleasant expression. "She must make him if she doesn't want to go to penal servitude for ten years." "I see." "She's arriving from England this evening in custody and I should like you to take her down to Thonon by the night train." "Me?" said Ashenden. "Yes, I thought it the sort of job you could manage very well. Presumably you know more about human nature than most people. It'll be a pleasant change for you to spend a week or two at Thonon. I believe it's…