Guelvada and Mrs. Marques were on the settee in the middle of the room. She was lying back against the sloping end of the couch. Guelvada was leaning over her, his lips pressed to hers. Her arms were round his shoulders. The scene was definitely voluptuous.
Kelzin laughed nastily. He said:
"Nice work if you can get it...."
"If you can get it...." said Mrs. Kelzin.
Kane moved a step into the room. Guelvada disengaged himself. Mrs. Marques swung her legs off the settee on to the floor. She looked from Kane to Guelvada and back again. She was quite poised. Her eyes did not indicate surprise, merely an amused curiosity.
Kane looked round the room. Then he glanced from the small table with the whisky decanter and two glasses, placed near the pair on the settee, towards the sideboard. For a
