"Yes, I do. He told Father about it. Now what do you think that points to?"
Jimmy leant back in his chair. He thought rapidly and carefully. At last he spoke. His speech was brief and to the point.
"Something's going to happen at that party," he said.
"That's what I think," said Bundle.
"It all fits in," said Jimmy almost dreamily.
He turned to Loraine.
"How old were you when the war was on?" he asked unexpectedly.
"Nine—no, eight."
"And Gerry, I suppose, was about twenty. Most lads of twenty fought in the war. Gerry didn't."
"No," said Loraine, after thinking a minute or two. "No, Gerry wasn't a soldier. I don't know why."