As she made her way to the office, she knew she was going to have to answer to Mr. Potter but she felt strangely elated at the way the mob had been handled.

'Is this how you propose to work here?' Elaina Reeds asked as soon as she came into the office.'Coming late to work?'

'I am very sorry', she replied. 'I was held up'.

'Of course, I can just imagine', Miss Reeds said, making a funny face and her cohorts laughed merrily, enjoying Alexa's discomfort. 'You slept your way into this office, to a ...