Chapter 5
THE FIRST ARTICLE Julien found Lady Anne in a small, stuffy apartment on the third floor of the house in the Rue St. Antoine. Before her was a sewing-machine, and the floor of the room was littered with oddments of black calico. She herself was seated apparently deep in thought before an untrimmed hat. "What on earth, my dear Anne," he exclaimed, "are you doing?" She merely glanced up at his entrance. Her eyes were still far away. "Don't interrupt," she begged. "I am seeking for an inspiration. In my younger days I used to trim hats. I don't suppose anything I could do would be of any use here, but one must try everything." "But I thought," he protested, "that you were going to be a lady's secretary, or something of that sort?" "I have applied for a situation," she admitted. "I am no
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