"Hello?"
    "Hi, Captain Sutton. This is Margaret East, Molly, we met at the poker game the other night?"
    "Mrs. East. What can I do for you?"
    "Well, I was just wondering, I've become friendly with the rest of the members of the team, and was just feeling that since you've been in town I haven't gotten to know you as well as I'd like. Would it be possible for you to come out for tea some day this week? Just to talk about where you've been, and chat."
    He hesitated.
    "Do you think you'd be able to make it?"
    "It sounds lovely, but—"
    "Wonderful! Tomorrow afternoon then? Two o'clock?"
    "I cannot guarantee that."
    "I'll talk to Scott to make sure everything's okay," she breezed. "Oh, is Needle there by any chance?"
    "Yes. Yes she is." He handed over the phone gratefully.

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