“They might, Margarita, with an urgent call, for a moment or two.”
“What urgent call has there been?”
“We ought to have heard any. Or Ramón would have told us.”
“They must have been gone ten minutes. Sudden death alone would make Tia leave her cooking.”
“I must go to the lodge to see what has happened.”
“Wait for one moment, Hilary; they may be upstairs. Tia may have swooned or Ramón had a stroke.”
“Tia! Tia Eusebia!”
“Ramón!”
They went upstairs together, into all the rooms, but the servants were not there.
“They must have been called to the lodge,” Hilary said.