“No,” said Bundle. “Just that. ‘Seven Dials. Tell Jimmy Thesiger.’ That’s all he could get out, poor lad.”

“I wish we knew what he knew,” said Jimmy. “But we’ve found out one thing. I take it that the footman, Bauer, must almost certainly have been responsible for Gerry’s death. You know, Bundle⁠—”

“Yes?”

“Well, I’m a bit worried sometimes. Who’s going to be the next one! It really isn’t the sort of business for a girl to be mixed up in.”

Bundle smiled in spite of herself. It occurred to her that it had taken Jimmy a long time to put her in the same category as Loraine Wade.

“It’s far more likely to be you than me,” she remarked cheerfully.