Sunday noon
asked Castlemain , with little effort to conceal her vindictiveness . `` Sunday , say you ? '' asked Frances . `` Yes , Sunday noon , in the public streets , and Sunday night in a country house , '' returned Castlemain . `` Let me see , '' said Frances , pausing for a moment to recall what she had been doing at the time of the supposed kidnapping . Then turning to the Duchess of York , who stood beside her , and who , she felt sure , would catch the hint and help her out , she asked , `` Were we not playing at cards in your Grace 's parlor Sunday afternoon ? '' `` Sunday afternoon ? ''