Chapter 40

Her voice was cool, assured. He wasn't disturbing her a particle, he could see that. The knowledge of it annoyed him intensely. All these weeks his determination had been growing to capture the attention of this lovely, stimulating person, whatever might come of it. This morning he had been deliberately watching his chance. With the Chases and Adelaide Sturgis out of the way he had meant to make the most of it. Whether he wanted more than to bring her to the familiar worshipful attitude toward him and his art of th…