17: Dinner For Five—And After
THE clock in Odder church tower clanged out the half-hour as Gees pulled on his hand-brake at the back of the vicarage, and, without moving, he grinned down at Madge beside him.
"Seven-thirty and no blinkin' error," he said. "That is, if that clock's right. Mine here says it's two minutes slow, and you're late for dinner unless mine's a liar. I believe it's truthful."
"I'm not necessarily late for dinner," she said, and, opening the door for herself, got out. "If I am, it was worth it. Come along and let's see. Mind, they've got to lay an extra place for you. George, you're a terrible lot of trouble, but you're worth it. Come along."
Following her, he found that she was wrong, for a place was already laid for him. The vicar explained, with an air of modest
