nearly always a girl with beautiful legs standing in the doorway looking for her friends, and with short skirts going about, she’d be sure to take advantage of them.”
The meal proceeded.
“The man two tables from us is a very wealthy profiteer, I fancy,” said Tommy carelessly.
“Pretty good,” said Tuppence appreciatively. “I don’t follow that one.”
“I shan’t tell you how it’s done every time. It spoils my show. The head waiter is serving champagne three tables off to the right. A stout woman in black is about to pass our table.”
“Tommy, how can you—”
“Aha! You’re beginning to see what I can do. That’s a nice girl in brown just getting up at the table behind