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one thing, my French is absurd. Then they are all talking about things which I don't understand in the least."
Sophy remained silent for a moment. Then she took John's arm and led him to the buffet.
"Give me an ice and a cigarette, will you, please? You are a dear, impractical person, but you are as much out of this world as a human being well could be!"
John waited upon her without any further remark. The Prince of Seyre, passing through, bowed to them. John looked after his retreating figure. An irresistible impulse seized him.
"Sophy," he asked, sitting down by her side, "tell me, why have the prince and Louise always been such great friends?"
Sophy looked steadfastly at her ice.
"I suppose because the prince is a very clever and cultivated person," she said. "He has been of great assistance to Louise several times. It was he who financed Miles Faraday when he put on this play of Graillot's. Graillot hasn't a penny, you know, and poor Miles was almost broke after three failures."
"That was just an investment," John remarked irritably. "He will get his money back again."
"Of course," Sophy agreed. "I think the prince generally manages to get value for what he does in life."
"You don't think Louise ever thought of caring for him, do you?" John persisted.
Sophy paused until she had lit a cigarette. The expression in her face, when she looked up at John, irritated him vaguely. It was as if she were talking to a child.
"I think," she said, "you had better ask Louise that question yourself, don't you?"
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