CHAPTER 29Maggie Bell, listening hard, had heard nothing more exciting than Mrs. Abbott calling up Miss Cicely to say they wouldn’t be back to dinner because Colonel Abbott and the Rector had got into a game of chess which would probably keep them up all night—“So you’ll just have to feed Frank and Miss Silver.”
Mr. Frank wasn’t back. Maggie could have told Mrs. Abbott that, because Mr. Hathaway had rung Miss Cicely twice asking for him. There now—Miss Cicely was saying so.
“Frank’s not back.”
“Then feed Miss Silver—and yourself. Do eat something, darling.” Mrs. Abbott rang off.
The next to ring up was Mr. Frank—said he’d be late and not to keep anything.
“Nonsense—you must have something to eat!”
“I’ve got to drive the Chief back to Lenton—I’ll have something there.” He rang off.
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