Bundle Is Dumbfounded
“That’s right,” said Battle, as Mosgorovsky leapt up and came round to Bundle. “Get a chair for her. It’s been a bit of a shock, I can see.”
Bundle sank down on a chair. She felt limp and faint with surprise. Battle went on talking in a quiet, comfortable way wholly characteristic of him.
“You didn’t expect to see me, Lady Eileen. No, and no more did some of the others sitting round this table. Mr. Mosgorovsky’s been my lieutenant in a manner of speaking. He’s been in the know all along. But most of the others have taken their orders blindly from him.”
Still Bundle said no word. She was—a most unusual state of affairs for her—simply incapable of speech.
Battle nodded at her comprehendingly, seeming to understand the state of her feelings.