I tried to look my surprise.
"And did you congratulate him, Jan?" I asked.
Janet tittered.
"He took an awfu' reid face when he cam in this mornin', did'n he, Jean?"
"Aye, and he was grumpy a' day. He was ay frownin' at a' body. We cudna help his wife haein' a bairn!"
"He looked as if he was angry at his wife haein' the bairn," said Barbara.
I recalled my conjecture that he would try to give the bairns the impression that he had nothing whatever to do with the affair, and I laughed uproariously.
I suddenly realised that Gladys was asking me a question.
"Eh? What's that, Gladys?"
"I was speerin' if you and Maggie are to hae a bairn?"