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 ” “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).”