Chapter 10

           InZurichinSeptemberDoctorDiverhadteawithBabyWarren.

           "Ithinkit’silladvised,"shesaid,"I’mnotsureItrulyunderstandyourmotives."

           "Don’tlet’sbeunpleasant."

           "AfterallI’mNicole’ssister."

           "Thatdoesn’tgiveyoutherighttobeunpleasant."ItirritatedDickthatheknewsomuchthathecouldnottellher."Nicole’srich,butthatdoesn’tmakemeanadventurer."

           "That’sjustit,"complainedBabystubbornly."Nicole’srich."

           "Justhowmuchmoneyhasshegot?"heasked.

           Shestarted;andwithasilentlaughhecontinued,"Youseehowsillythisis?I’drathertalktosomemaninyourfamily—"

           "Everything’sbeenlefttome,"shepersisted."Itisn’twethinkyou’reanadventurer.Wedon’tknowwhoyouare."

           "I’madoctorofmedicine,"hesaid."Myfatherisaclergyman,nowretired.WelivedinBuffaloandmypastisopentoinvestigation.IwenttoNewHaven;afterwardIwasaRhodesscholar.Mygreat-grandfatherwasGovernorofNorthCarolinaandI’madirectdescendantofMadAnthonyWayne."

           "WhowasMadAnthonyWayne?"Babyaskedsuspiciously.

           "MadAnthonyWayne?"

           "Ithinkthere’senoughmadnessinthisaffair."

           Heshookhisheadhopelessly,justasNicolecameoutonthehotelterraceandlookedaroundforthem.

           "HewastoomadtoleaveasmuchmoneyasMarshallField,"hesaid.

           "That’sallverywell—"

           Babywasrightandsheknewit.Facetoface,herfatherwouldhaveitonalmostanyclergyman.