Chapter 17
The three spent the next twenty minutes walking among the crowds, discreetly inquiring about Sir Anthony among his acquaintances. They ran into Miss Ambrose and Mrs. Reese coming away from the puppy pen. Their expressions were troubled.
“Has either of you seen Sir Anthony?” Concordia asked.
“Not recently,” Miss Ambrose answered. “We have been looking for Susie. I was sure she would be here. She loves petting the animals.”
Mrs. Reese pulled her shawl closer around her and shifted uneasily. “I am not at all fond of crowds. People are always losing one another in these large places.”
“Perhaps Susie and Sir Anthony went off together?” Charlotte suggested.
“They do get along well,” Gwen said. “Earlier today, he was able to calm her right down, after”—she glanced toward Mrs. Ree
