Meanwhile cries of impatience buzzed round her.
"She doesn't want to tell."
"Mean brute!"
"Shouldn't wonder if it's too dashed shady."
"Didn't I SAY he was a bad 'un?"
"I bet you there's nothing to tell," said Tilly cockily, and turned up her nose.
"Yes, there is," flung out Laura, at once put on the defensive, and as she spoke she coloured.
"Look at her! Look how red she's got!"
"And after she promised—the sneak!"
"I'm not a sneak. I AM going to tell. But you're all in such a blooming hurry."