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Sam replied, “To be honest, no, Mrs—”

“Yvette”

“Yvette To be honest, no, you’re not at all”

She laughed, her white teeth flashing in the sun “And you, Re someone more matronly perhaps, a French bejeweled snob with a poodle under one arne flute in the other?”

“I’m sorry, but yes, I was”

“Oh, goodness, don’t apologize The woman I just described is more the rule than the exception here The truth is, I was born in Chicago Went to grade school there for a few years before my parents moved us back to Nice They were simple people, my mother and father—quite wealthy, but with siht have ended up the stereotype you were expecting”

Langdon appeared up the stairs and placed a tray containing a carafe of iced tea and frosted glasses on the table between thedon”

“Yes, o

“Have fun tonight, Langdon And good luck”

“Yes, ma’am, thank you”

Once he was out of earshot, Yvette leaned forward and whispered, “Langdon’s been dating afor a year now He’s going to ask her to don is one of the best Formula One drivers in Monaco, you know”

“Really,” Sam replied

“Oh, yes Very famous”

“If you don’t , why is he”

“Working for ether for thirty years, since I started dating my late husband I pay him well and we like each other He’s not quite a butler, really, but more of awhat is the wordin American football he would be called a—”