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She was perfectly certain that something was wrong ; and , whatever that something was , it had occurred between the time Pia had set off in the pony-cart with Clinker after lunch , and her return , very late for tea , in the evening . Also , Pia had said she did n't want any tea , but had gone straight to her room . And that was unlike her , -- certainly unlike her . It would have been far more natural for her to have ordered a fresh supply , and insisted on Miss Tibbutt sharing it with her , quite oblivious of the fact that she had already had all the tea she wanted , and was going to eat again at a quarter to eight . `` I walked over to Byestry , '' said Miss Tibbutt presently . `` Yes , I know it was very hot , but I walked slowly , and took my largest sunshade . I wanted to get some black silk to mend one of my dresses .