The Man In The Green Coat (1987) - Plot & Excerpts
Mr Everett lounged with his feet on his paper-strewn desk. It seemed to be impossible to concentrate on paperwork this morning. “Lady Harrison, sir?” asked his lanky secretary. His spectacles caught the light from the window and gleamed blankly. “You mean Sir Cosmo’s widow?” “Yes. Did he ever call her Madame Aurore?” “Oh no, sir! He was a very proper gentleman. But the name does sound familiar. Where did you hear it, if I might ask?” “The person who brought Le Hibou’s latest message from France is a friend of her ladyship and knows her by that name.” “Then the message is genuine. There are some documents for your signature, sir, if you wouldn’t mind. Here’s the order for a pension for Mrs Betsy Waterbury, for instance.” Mr Everett lowered his feet to the floor with a sigh, and took up his pen. “I have a feeling that you know more about Madame Aurore than you are telling me,” he said as he signed the first paper. “In our business, it’s best if no one knows everything, sir.”
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