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"Therese," said a voice near her. "Do you like champagne?"

Therese turned and saw Genevieve Cranell. "Of course."

"Of course. Well, toddle up to six-nineteen in a few minutes. That's my suite. We're having an inner circle party later."

"I feel very honored," Therese said.

"So don't wast…

[...] She looked at Therese. "Anyway, it's a living and I'll like it. The apartment's a nice big one—big enough for two. I was hoping you might like to come and live with me, but I guess you won't."

Therese's heart took a jump, exactly as it had when Carol had telephoned her that day in the stor…