That evening. we had dinner with Mr and Mrs Duncan and We ate in the big kitchen. asked my What happened to Mr Ross's last secretary? mother. replied Mrs Duncan. "She's going to "She's in hospital, be away all summer. elsn't Mrs Ross lonely here?' I said No,' said Mrs Duncan. She likes painting a lot, She has a room upstairs and goes there to paint. She's very good Sometimes she goes to different places on the island to paint pictures. we finished eating our meal. Soon after, Greta Ross came into the kitchen. .Mr Ross wants to see you and your daughter now, Mrs Sanders she said. Follow me, please. We followed her through the house and into a big room. This was Mr Ross's office and he was sitting behind a desk. I was surprised. He was a young man, about thirty. He had a moustache, short dark hair, and he wore glasses. Mr Ross was speaking into the telephone. "Who does he look like?' I thought. "Is it Tony Duncan?' "Mr Ross is talking to a business friend in New York, said Greta. "Please, sit down. While we waited, I looked around the office. There were three telephones, a computer, and lots of books and papers.