Then Miss Baker turned to her German version of an English trade firm's letter. Miss Butcher unfastened another packet of stationery. Miss Williams fetched a number of envelopes from the inner office to be addressed....
Would the afternoon never come to an end?
CHAPTER VI
THE INVITATION
At last six o'clock found her, released from the day's work and back at her Club.
But still, still there was no envelope addressed to Miss Gwenna Williams stuck up in the criss-cross tapes of the green-baize-covered letter-board in the hall.
She went upstairs rather slowly to take off her hat. On the landing the voice of Leslie Long called to her from the bathroom.
"Come in here, Taffy. I'm washing blouses. I want to tell you some news."