The Chain Of Destiny by Betty Neels

Author:Betty Neels [NEELS, BETTY]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction
Published: 2011-03-11T00:00:00+00:00

He added, “They do not approve.”

“Well, I don’t suppose they do,” said Suzannah.

“It seems rather hard on your fiancee and on Monique’s husband. I won’t tell. But don’t think that I’ll do this again for you, for I won’t.”

She got to her feet, nodded briefly at them both and went into the street. It was almost dark by now and she wondered what she would do for the next hour or so. The shops were shutting and she was shy of going to a cafe on her own. It would have to be the cinema. She sat through an American film with Dutch subtitles, a combination which confused her, for a couple of hours, and then walked to the nearest tram stop.

The professor, driving through the city on his way to see Julie, stared at her small, hurrying figure, unable to stop because of the traffic lights. Her free day, he decided idly.

He was there sitting with Mevrouw van Diji and Julie when Suzannah went into the drawing-room. He got to his feet, but before she could do more than greet them Hebert came in. The professor nodded coolly, having a poor opinion of him, but Hebert was effusive.

“Come to check on Julie, have you?” He wanted to know.

“She looks pretty fit to me.” He sat down close to Suzannah.

“I’ve been putting the car away. Suzannah and I had a delightful time in town—saw a few sights and had lunch and tea-introduced her to some of our famous cream cakes at Saur’s and had a stroll round the shops afterwards.”

He laughed for no reason at all and glanced at Suzannah.

“We had a delightful time, didn’t we, Suzannah?”

She didn’t look at him and, since she was aware that the professor was watching her, she addressed her feet.

“Oh, very,” she agreed.

She was saved from saying more by Julie’s rather petulant, “Well, if you want to take a look at me. Guy, I suppose you’d better do it now. Suzannah, come with us—you can tidy up afterwards.”

Suzannah was only too glad to escape; perhaps by the time the professor had finished his examination Hebert would be gone. At least the professor wouldn’t be there to hear her fibbing about her outing with Hebert.

He was in no hurry; he went over Julie with calm thoroughness, then sat down to talk to her while Suzannah fidgeted uneasily in the background. The moment she could, she would escape, she told herself, and was frustrated by the ringing of the telephone by the bed. When Julie went to answer it the professor said quietly, “We’ll wait outside,” and scooped Suzannah out of the room before she could think up a reason for staying.

He went to lean against the gallery rail overlooking the hall and turned to look at her.

“You had a delightful time with Hebert?” he wanted to know.

Suzannah turned a little way from him and became engrossed in the hall below.

“Yes.”

“It doesn’t sound like him at all, looking into shop windows.” There was something in his voice which made her uneasy.

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