No use worrying the child unnecessarily; they all might have to worry enough before tomorrow morning.
She compromised.

"We have had a domestic upheaval," she said.

"The cook and the housemaid have left--if you'd only waited till the next train you could have had the pleasure of their company into town." "Aunt Cornelia--how exciting! I'm so sorry! Why did they leave ?" "Why do servants ever leave a good place ?" asked Miss Cornelia grimly.
"Because if they had sense enough to know when they were well off, they wouldn't be servants.

Anyhow, they've gone--we'll have to depend on Lizzie and Billy the rest of this week.

I telephoned--but they couldn't promise me any others before Monday." "And I was in town and could have seen people for you--if I'd only known!" said Dale remorsefully.