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"They must have a _chef_," said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings. "The cuisine is better than the Glanvilles'. I fancy that philanthropic women very seldom have good cooks. Yes, they have a _chef_! What a fool he must be to spend two-thirds of the year in the country!"
As she and her hostess stood by the fire, Miss Ransome's reflections took another turn.