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"What's wrong?" I asked

Leo behaved as if he didn't hear ht up"

I gazed down the corridor All was quiet Then I started up the stairs When I reached reat-aunt's bedrooain, a little harder

"Please, come in," I heard her moan

She was in bed with a dae and fluffy, she looked like she was sinking into theone The comforter was up to her neck

"Oh," I said, "aren't you well?"

"Soy, the doctor thinks The country doctor, that is I just suddenly started to sneeze and sneeze and sneeze I sneezed so ave out and they had to carry ot?'

"I'm sorry," I said "Has this ever happened to you before?"

"No, but this isn't why I wanted to see you, dear My sister called and was very, very insistent that you return the call, no ht was quite unusual under the circumstances?'

"What circumstances?" I asked

"She's apparently back in hospital"

"Oh no Why?"

"I couldn'tinto etables in a blender So about a blocked artery is all I do recall That and her rather dramatic demand that you call as soon as possible

"I must say Frances has beco onat the phone on her little secretary desk to the right of her bed I knew she wanted me to use it so she could listen in on the conversation, but I couldn't think of any way to avoid it "I've written the number and country codes out for you She has a private room, of course"

"Thank you," I said and went to the phone