Diana set down her knitting. "You know, I think perhaps I'll go dine out this evening. I'll be home at a decent hour - say nine o'clock? Mrs. V, do you think your husband could pick me up then at the Lakeshore Inn? I'll make my way down by way of the shops. I'm in a spendy sort of mood this afternoon."

"Of course, ma'am." Mrs. VanCleve smiled. "I'll stay in the house with the young lovebirds until you return. Of course I may turn my wireless up. My hearing isn't what it used ...