Rumours and Gossip . The lifeblood of London

When Olivia Bevelstoke is told that her fresh neighbor may have killed his fiancée, she doesn’t believe it for another, but, still, how do she help spying about him, just to be sure? Therefore she stakes out an area near her bedroom screen, cleverly hidden by curtains, watches, and waits . . . and discovers a many intriguing man, who is definitely up to something.

Sir Harry Valentine works for the boring branch from the Battle Office, translating docs vital to national security. He’s not really a spy, but he’s experienced all the schooling, and when a gorgeous blonde begins to watch him from her home window, he is instantly suspicious. But just when he decides that she’s nothing more than an annoyingly nosy debutante, he discovers that she might be involved to a foreign prince, who might be plotting against Britain. So when Harry is normally roped into spying on Olivia, he discovers that he could be falling on her behalf himself . . .