human
I think Mr. and Mrs. Vand are going away for a trip,
gpt
What do you mean?
human
My dear, you are not so fond of your aunt as to display such emotion. I merely say that the Vands are going away.
gpt
When? Where? How do you know?
human
Very soon, I believe, as they are packing, but where they are going I don't know. Sarah Jope, the servant, whose sister is at the school, came flying home last night to her mother with a cock and bull story about a ghost at the Manor. This morning she went to get her belongings, as she insists upon leaving the house. She found Mrs. Vand and her husband packing for immediate departure and was bundled out by her indignant mistress, boxes and all, with a flea in her ear. Sarah Jope's sister told me this just before I came home to dinner.
gpt
The Vands going away! said Bella in dismay. This seemed to prove that they were guilty, and wished to escape.
human
I thought they were going to wait for the harvest home.
gpt
I daresay they will be back in a month, and the Bleacres corn won't be reaped until then. I only wish they would remain away altogether. Your aunt is a horrid woman, Bella, though her husband is a dear.