Chapter 10

           AtthispointamaidannouncedthatsupperwasservedandinstantlyGilberttookhisdeparture.AtthesametimethefamilyaroseandMrs.Griffithsaskedthemaid:"HasBellatelephonedyet?"

           "No,ma’am,"repliedtheservant,"notyet."

           "Well,haveMrs.TruesdalecalluptheFinchleysandseeifshe’sthere.YoutellherIsaidthatsheistocomehomeatonce."

           Themaiddepartedforamomentwhilethegroupproceededtothediningroom,whichlaytothewestofthestairsattherear.Again,asClydesaw,thiswasanothersplendidlyfurnishedroomdoneinaverylightbrown,withalongcentertableofcarvedwalnut,evidentlyusedonlyforspecialoccasions.Itwassurroundedbyhigh-backedchairsandlightedbycandelabrassetatevenspacesuponit.Inalowerceilingedandyetamplecircularalcovebeyondthis,lookingoutonthegardentothesouth,wasasmallertablesetforsix.Itwasinthisalcovethattheyweretodine,adifferentthingfromwhatClydehadexpectedforsomereason.

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