The candles on her dressing-table gave
such a poor light. How stupid of a village like Beechfield not to have
electric light! She stood up and rang for a hot-water bottle. At any rate
she might as well try to get a little beauty sleep before dressing to go
to the Tosswills.
CHAPTER XVII
Although no definite suggestion or order had been issued by Janet
Tosswill, it was understood by everyone in Old Place that special honour
was to be paid to Mrs. Crofton this evening.
Janet, when giving Betty a slight but vigorous sketch of the scene which
had taken place between herself and Jack, observed, "If she's _that_ sort
of woman I think we ought to give her a proper dinner, don't you?" And
Betty heartily agreed.
This was the reason why Betty herself, Tom, who acted as butler, and
Timmy, who was supposed to help generally both in the kitchen and in the
dining-room, did not sit down to table with the others.
Mrs. Tosswill's sarcastic observation was so far justified in that Enid
Crofton did feel vaguely gratified to find herself treated to-night far
more as a guest of honour than she had been on the first occasion when
she had come to the house.
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