The Virgin and Child with St Anne

He produced it from a pocket of his leather coat andslid it across the mahogany counter.
　　"I only wanted to be sure this was the righthotel."
　　There might have been some slight incredulity in hisvoice as he looked round him, then turned back towards the entrance. His eyes passedindifferently over the people sitting round him. They passed over Luscombe and Elvira inthe same way, and Luscombe felt a sudden unsuspected anger. "Dammitall," he thought to himself, "Elvira's a pretty girl. When I was a young chap I'd havenoticed a pretty girl, especially among all these fossils." Butthe young man seemed to have no interested eyes to spare for pretty girls. He turned backto the desk and asked, raising his voice slightly as thought to call Miss Gorringe's attention:
　　"What's the telephonenumber here? 1129 isn't it?"