“No.”
“And your home is in the country?”
“Yes.”
“Where, if I may ask?”
If Mrs. Groves could have seen Sherry then, she would have thought her head and chin higher than ever in the air. She was resenting being catechised so closely, but answered the last question promptly:
“In Buford, Massachusetts.”
“Buford?” Amy repeated. “Why, the Saltuses’ summer home is in Buford. Did you ever see them, Mr. Craig Saltus and his sister? You must have heard of them.”
“Yes, I have heard of them.”
“Is their place a very fine one?”
“Yes, very fine.”