Chapter 22, Love and Sauce Bearnaise; Chapter 23, The Job Comes Second Summary

Bond and Tiffany use the first couple of days on the ship to relax. On the third day they meet for dinner. At first Bond tries to question Tiffany about the Spangled Gang and A B C, but their conversation soon turns personal. Bond admits that he was jealous when it appeared that Tiffany was Seraffimo's lover. Tiffany then asks what kind of a woman Bond might marry. Bond tells her he would marry a beautiful woman who could make a good sauce Bearnaise. In response, Tiffany sends Bond some sauce Bearnaise that she made in the kitchen. Bond is impressed.

Bond and Tiffany go to an auction where people make bets on how far the ship will travel the next day. Two men enter...