ten minutes past seven
It would not be as it had been with Verisschenzko , whom she had been directed to capture . For in Verisschenzko she had found a master -- not a dupe . When she reached the beautiful Champs-Elysées , she looked at her diamond wrist watch . It was only ten minutes past seven , the dinner at the Austrian Embassy was not until half-past eight . Dressing was a serious business to Harietta , but she meant to cut it down to half an hour to-night , because there was a certain apartment in the Rue Cambon which she intended to visit for a few minutes . `` What an original street to have an apartment in ! '' people always said to Verisschenzko .