Bundle set off at full speed for the house, yelling "Loraine, Loraine," as she did so. Loraine joined her just as she was lifting the receiver.
"Hallo, is that you, Jimmy?"
"Hallo. How are you?"
"Very fit, but a bit bored."
"How's Loraine?"
"She's all right. She's here. Do you want to speak to her?"
"In a minute. I've got a lot to say. To begin with, I'm going down to the Cootes' for the week-end," he said significantly. "Now, look here, Bundle, you don't know how one gets hold of skeleton keys, do you?"
"Haven't the foggiest. Is it really necessary to take skeleton keys to the Cootes'?"
"Well, I had a sort of idea they'd come in handy. You don't know the sort of shop one gets them at?"
"What you want is a kindly burglar friend to show you the ropes."