Chapter 23: Still Running

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌⁠With a glance of triumphant contempt at the bladder she had pricked so easily, Mrs. Peters turned to her husband. "I think, Charles, that I can safely leave you now to hear Mr. Hedderwick's explanation. I have no wish to be present during a painful scene; besides, I am wanted in the larder."

"Mr. Hedderwick!" repeated the vicar blankly. "What do you mean, Clara? I can not understand—I have no idea—