Tom waited for what felt like forever for Tilly to return to her room. He paced up and down, hoping desperately that she would be able to get Sam to listen. A knock on the door made him jump. 'Yes?' Dill came in rather than replying, flinging the door open and looking around quickly. Not apparently seeing what he expected he turned his attention to Tom.
'Where's Tilly?' he asked, clearly suspicious of Tom being in her room.
'She's doing a job for me. She'll be back soon. I trust you aren't in the habit of barging into her bedroom?'
Dill looked down, embarrassed. 'No boss. I...'
'Good. Because that would probably be in breach of your orders. Is it just when you have a sudden attack of jealousy at there being a man in her room?'
Dill stared at him in disbelief, even though he was blushi
