'Mother!'
'Yes, darling.'
'Is Madame Frabelle a nice little friend for father?'
Edith knew he had often heard her and the nurse or the governess discussing whether certain children were nice little friends for him or Dilly.
'Oh yes, dear, very nice.'
'Oh.'
The cook came in for orders.
'You're going to lunch all alone then, aren't you, Mother?'
'Yes, I suppose I must. I don't mind. I've got a nice book.'
Archie walked slowly to the door, then said in a tone of envious admiration which contained a note of regret: