His eyes lit up when she mentioned the letter. She had not only received it, but had decided to bring it up in the midst of the lobby crowd. Granted, this was not as dangerous as the preshow; now, half the audience was in their seats and at least a third of those who were milling about were focused on the lavatories or the bar. Still, it was hardly private.

"Ah," he said, raising an eyebrow but not voicing the question on his mind. He wished he had a cigarette to match hers, but he hadn't thought to grab his case when he'd left the box. "It required no reply."

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