"Well, say, it was a pleasure. I don't take much stock in scenery. I like to have folks to talk to. Maybe we can take some rides around London later on, Miss Pendleton."
Judy was surprised. Surely she had made herself clear. Or was it that he merely wished to continue friendly relations? She replied evasively, and Madame Claire changed the subject for her.
"How long will you be in London?" she asked.
"A matter of six months or so, I shouldn't wonder. I'm not figuring on going back just yet. We've got some factories over here that I want to look into, and I may run over to Paris later on."
"Do you know London at all?"
"No, but my chauffeur does, so I don't worry. I picked up an English chauffeur in Cannes, Miss Pendleton. The French fellow I had wouldn't leave his wife and family, and anyway, he didn't speak any language that I could understand. But with this English chauffeur, if I listen real carefully, I can pick up a word now and then."
They laughed at this. Madame Claire felt that she was going to enjoy Mr. Colebridge.
"You seem to be interested in a great many things," she remarked presently. "Didn't I
