"Well, what is it?"
"I shan't tell you."
Alex was not particularly curious, but she had been the nursery autocrat too long to be able to endure resistance to her command.
"Tell me at once, Barbara."
"No, I won't."
"Yes, you will. Well, what is it about?" said Alex, changing her tactics.
"It's about Cedric."
"Is he in a scrape?"
"No, it's just something he did."
"What? Did he tell you about it?"