But what am I to do?
There's no way of stopping them.

You'll know what it is when you get to my age--at least you would if you hadn't got red hair." With this almost brilliantly tactful remark, she rose, gave Pollyooly the note, and adjured her to give it to Mr.Hilary Vance the moment he came in.
"What time will Mr.Butterwick get here ?" said Pollyooly anxiously.
"There's no saying," said Flossie cheerfully.

"But he'll get here as soon as the firm can spare him.

He never loses time--Reginald doesn't." Again she adjured Pollyooly to give Hilary Vance the note as soon as he returned, and hurried down the street to the florist's shop..