Then she thought that Monsieur Brantome looked at her curiously and she said quickly,
“Please, monsieur, I promise that if you send me to the country, I will not let you down or come back complaining after a few months or even a year. The quieter my surroundings the better I shall be pleased.”
She thought that the Frenchman gave her a sharp look as if he suspected her motive for wishing to be hidden away.
Then he glanced down again at the references in front of him before he picked them up and handed them back to Theresa.
“When could you be ready to leave, Mademoiselle Beauvais?”
“As soon as you wish, monsieur,” Theresa replied. “My assistant and I arrived in Paris only last night and we are staying at the Hôtel du Louvre which is rather expensive, so it would be best for us to get do
