He had arranged to go to tea with Ursula that afternoon, but he had his doubts as to whether he would be able to keep his promise. The second case was absorbing every minute of his time, and he was already regretting the bond of secrecy under which he worked.
On this subject he spoke frankly to Carver when he saw him. Carver saw his point of view.
“There is no reason why you shouldn’t tell everything—the full story if you like, Tab, all except—all except the new pins,” he added.
Tab was delighted. So far he had only been able to give the vaguest outlines of the story in print and the lifting of the embargo simplified his work enormously; incidentally it gave him time to see Ursula.
And she was glad to see him. She threw out two impulsive hands and gripped his as he came into her sittin
