He (sit) at a large ornate desk, but (look) up as she (come) in and then (get) slowly to his feet.“Good morning. You (wish) to see me, I (believe)?” “Yes, my name (be) Petra Thornton, and I...”
“Ah, yes, the young lady, who (phone) yesterday. About a friend of yours, (not/be) it?” “Yes, it (be) about Sara.”
“So?”
“So where (be) she?”
Carlo Berini (frown) and then (sit) down again.
“I (believe), I (tell) you at the time that I never (hear) of your friend. So why you (come) here?”“Because I (not/believe) you.” He (lean) forward.
“You (accuse) me of lying?”
“You should know whether you (lie) or not. All I (know) is that Sara (say) she (go) to Venice with you and a few days later she (phone) to say that things (not/work) out and she (come) back to Paris. But she never (arrive). And that (be) a week ago. So I (come) here to find her, because this (be) the last place I (know) that she (stay).”