She did not say it nastily, however.

We were all glad for Peter's sake, though a little dizzy over the unexpectedness of it all.
"This is what I'D like to know," said Peter.

"How did Peg Bowen know my father was coming home?
Don't you tell me she isn't a witch after that." "And she knew about your Aunt Olivia's wedding, too," added Sara Ray.
"Oh, well, she likely heard that from some one.

Grown up folks talk things over long before they tell them to children," said Cecily.
"Well, she couldn't have heard father was coming home from any one," answered Peter.

"He was converted up in Maine, where nobody knew him, and he never told a soul he was coming till he got here.