"Won't we? You sent Miss Mardon the flowers?"
"Yes."
The telephone sounded.
"It is Miss Mardon," Claude said, as he listened. "She's thanking me for the flowers."
"Give her my love and best wishes for to-night."
Claude obeyed, and added his own in a firm and cheerful voice.
"She's resting, of course," said Charmian.
"Yes."
"Everyone resting. It seems almost ghastly."
"Why?" he said, laughing.