Please tell him.
MARGARET
Susie was filled with dismay. She did not know what to do nor what to
think. There was a knock at the door, and she knew it must be Arthur, for
he was expected at midday. She decided quickly that it was impossible to
break the news to him then and there. It was needful first to find out
all manner of things, and besides, it was incredible. Making up her mind,
she opened the door.
'Oh, I'm so sorry Margaret isn't here,' she said. 'A friend of hers is
ill and sent for her suddenly.'
'What a bore!' answered Arthur. 'Mrs Bloomfield as usual, I suppose?'
'Oh, you know she's been ill?'
'Margaret has spent nearly every afternoon with her for some days.'
Susie did not answer. This was the first she had heard of Mrs
Bloomfield's illness, and it was news that Margaret was in the habit
of visiting her. But her chief object at this moment was to get rid
of Arthur.
'Won't you come back at five o'clock?' she said.
'But, look here, why shouldn't we lunch together, you and I?'
'I'm very sorry, but I'm expecting somebody in.
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