"Oh," Anne said, suppressing a sudden wave of jealous worry as well as an insecure girl of fifteen could. She had been so absorbed with being available just in case Alice did want to watch the race with her, that she had not even wondered who Ellie and Kate would watch it with. But now she felt left out all of a sudden. Were they closer to one another than they were to her?

"What are we making?" she asked, trying to distract herself, lest Mrs. Blacke would be able to read her mind. She led the way downstairs meanwhile, and moved into the kitchen.