"I believe," said Jill, "I heard the telephone."
I called upon Nobby to suspend his fury, and we all listened. Sure enough, a long spasm of ringing came simultaneously from the library and the lobby in the back hall.
"I shouldn't be surprised," said I, "if that was the Club, to tell me I've drawn a runner in the three-pound sweep." And, with that, I left my kidneys and repaired to the library.
"Can I speak to Major Pleydell?" said a voice.
"Who is it, please?"
"The Waddell Institute speaking."
"Oh, yes. Will you hold the line?"
I went to the foot of the stairs and shouted for Berry. There was no reply. In some annoyance I ascended the first flight and shouted again. From behind a closed door his voice answered me. It was with a malicious pleasure that I located its origin....
A moment later I opened the bathroom door.
From the depths of a luxurious bath Berry regarded me.