' Something sharp and
sarcastic like that, to show him his place. But I expect it did Mrs
Antrobus good, for there she was on the green in the afternoon, and her
face wasn't swollen for I had a good look at her. Oh, and there was
something I wanted to ask you, Mr Georgie, and I had it on the tip of
my tongue a moment ago. We talked about it at dinner, the Colonel and
I, while we were eating our bit of partridge, and I thought 'Mr Georgie
will be sure to be able to tell us,' and if you didn't ring up on the
telephone immediately afterwards! That seemed just Providential, but
what's the use of that, if I can't remember what it was that I wanted
to ask you."
This seemed a good opening for his startling news, but Georgie rejected
it, as it was too early yet. "I wonder what it could have been," he
said.
"Well, it will come back to me presently, and here's our coffee, and I
see Elizabeth hasn't forgotten to bring a drop of something good for
you two gentlemen. And I don't say that I won't join you, if Elizabeth
will bring another glass. What with a glass of Burgundy at my dinner,
and a drop of brandy now, I shall be quite tipsy unless I take care.
The Guru now, Mr Georgie, no, that's not what I wanted to ask you
about--but has there been any news of the Guru?"
For a moment in this juxtaposition of the topics of brandy and Guru,
Georgie was afraid that something might have leaked out about the
contents of the cupboard in Othello.
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