Mrs. Forbes, Mr. Evringham's housekeeper, answered the telephone one afternoon. She was just starting to climb to the second story and did not wish to be hindered, so her "hello" had a somewhat impatient brevity. She laid down the receiver, and moving to the foot of the stairs called loudly, "Jewel!"…
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