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"The gentleman who called, Madam," said Trimmle, resignedly. "When did a gentleman call? Do explain yourself, Trimmle!" Only the fact that Mary was very hungry, and that she wanted to consult her husband about the greenhouses, would have caused her to lay so unusual an injunction on her attendant; and even now she was detached enough to note in Trimmle's eye the dawning defiance of the respectful subordinate who has been pressed too hard. THE GENTLEMAN WHO CALLED MA'AM SAID TRIMMLE RESIGNEDLY WHEN DID A GENTLEMAN CALL DO EXPLAIN YOURSELF TRIMMLE ONLY THE FACT THAT MARY WAS VERY HUNGRY AND THAT SHE WANTED TO CONSULT HER HUSBAND ABOUT THE GREENHOUSES WOULD HAVE CAUSED HER TO LAY SO UNUSUAL AN INJUNCTION ON HER ATTENDANT AND EVEN NOW SHE WAS DETACHED ENOUGH TO NOTE IN TRIMMLE'S EYE THE DAWNING DEFIANCE OF THE RESPECTFUL SUBORDINATE WHO HAD BEEN PRESSED TOO HARD
d missed him, it was clear that he had taken the shorter way by the south door, instead of going round to the court. She crossed the hall to the glass portal opening directly on the yew garden, but the parlor maid, after another moment of inner conflict, decided to bring out recklessly, "Please, Madam, Mr. Boyne didn't go that way." Mary turned back. "Where did he go? And when?" "He went out of the front door, up the drive, Madam." It was a matter of principle with Trimmle never to answer more than one question at a time. "Up the drive? At this hour?" Mary went to the door herself, and glanced across the court through the long tunnel of bare limes. But its perspective was as empty as when she had scanned it on entering the house. "Did Mr. Boyne leave no message?" she asked. Trimmle seemed to surrender herself to a last struggle with the forces of chaos. "No, Madam. He just went out with the gentleman." "The gentleman? What gentleman?" Mary wheeled about, as if to front this new factor. EN RIGHT THEN BOYNE MUST HAVE GONE TO THE GARDENS TO MEET HER AND SINCE SHE HAD MISSED HIM IT WAS CLEAR THAT HE HAD TAKEN THE SHORTER WAY BY THE SOUTH DOOR INSTEAD OF GOING ROUND TO THE COURT SHE CROSSED THE HALL TO THE FRENCH WINDOW OPENING DIRECTLY ON THE U GARDEN BUT THE PARLOUR MAID AFTER ANOTHER MOMENT OF INNER CONFLICT DECIDED TO BRING OUT PLEASE MA'AM MISTER BOYNE DIDN'T GO THAT WAY MARY TURNED BACK WHERE DID HE GO AND WHEN HE WENT OUT OF THE FRONT DOOR UP THE DRIVE MADAM IT WAS A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE WITH TRIMMEL NEVER TO ANSWER MORE THAN ONE QUESTION AT A TIME UP THE DRIVE AT THIS HOUR MARY WENT TO THE DOOR HERSELF AND GLANCED ACROSS THE COURT THROUGH THE TUNNEL OF BARE LIMES BUT ITS PERSPECTIVE WAS AS EMPTY AS WHEN SHE HAD SCANNED IT ON ENTERING DID MISTER BOYNE LEAVE NO MESSAGE TRIMMLE SEEMED TO SURRENDER HERSELF TO A LAST STRUGGLE WITH THE FORCES OF CHAOS NO MUM HE JUST WENT OUT WITH THE GENTLEMAN THE GENTLEMAN WHAT GENTLEMAN MARY WHEELED ABOUT AS IF TO FRONT THIS NEW FACTOR
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