Chapter 27

In the office, Joseph Conrad, a plump, bald man about fifty years of age sat in front of the desk. He faced a young girl who looked incredibly nervous. The girl was about twenty-one or twenty-two years of age. She had delicate facial features and looked very meek. She wore large, black-rimmed glasses that hid her beautiful looks. She was quite petite and dressed plainly, but it did little to hide her natural beauty. The girl was called Lily Cameron. She was one of the three secretaries...