It was Purvis who answered the telephone, and it was Mrs. Abbott who conveyed the news to Lucy. The house was to be put into a state of complete preparedness for the reception of no less than three guests. Three guests and Sir John, who would be arriving before the weekend! Mrs. Abbott looked almost affronted, as well as bewildered, as she removed the dustcovers from the main drawing room that was seldom if ever used, and opened up guestrooms on the first floor that were so very splendid that they seemed to Lucy to have much more in common with state apartments than rooms wherein ordinary people would seek to enjoy a certain amount of repose. In particular, the “white” guestroom that Sir John had expressly requested should be made use of, and where everything was so virginally white that it could hardly have provided a better background for one who had danced her way into a good many hearts as an ice maiden. There were white-brocade curtains flowing before the big windows, a white carpet, and the only effective contrast was provided by the black-and-silver bathroom adjoining.
What do You think about Dear Tiberius; (aka Nurse Nolan)?
