CHAPTER XThere Was a Young Man from Kaprust
It was not quite one thirty when Timuroff got home, and he found Liselotte and their guests relaxing, full of good cheer. “Well, Heck,” he said, “you can tuck into bed tonight without worrying about your house. Traeger is an even better man than I expected, and everything’s secure.”
“That is good news, Tim. Penny’s been waiting up, just hoping you’d tell us that.”
“It’s been wonderful,” Penny Anne declared. “This apartment, and Liselotte’s omelette—I ate your share of it all by myself—and her lovely voice, and everything you’ve done for us. And tomorrow she’s going to drive us to Los Gatos to meet Maestro Umberto Mancinelli. He’s asked us all to dinner, and that nice inspector’s wife is coming with us.” She kissed the doctor on the forehead. “
