Miss Bathurst is probably in her own room dressing for dinner." "That's just where she isn't!" exploded the Colonel.

"I missed her at tea-time but thought she must be out.

Now her brother tells me that he has been all over the place and can't find her.

I suppose she can't be upstairs with your sister ?" He turned to Scott.
"I'll go and see," Scott said.

"She may be--though I doubt it.