He shook his head and she changed the subject. She told him that Carla had gone home and might be back again on Sunday. Then again, she might not be back.
"I think Carla has developed a crush on you," she said. "That is most unusual. For Carla. She is a very nice girl."
He agreed with that. They sat for a time in silence and he watched some of the naked young girls around the pool, and each time a waiter put a fresh drink into his hand, he sipped at it and then put it down. He did not want to be in an alcoholic haze when he met David Goodhow and his friends.
"Do we eat here?"
Gabrielle shook her head. "No. There will be a buffet at David's house and we will be expected to eat. I think I'd better check on things here and then I will get dressed. It is getting on, my dear."
The sun was
