Catherine gasped and put her hand on her chest to calm her startled heart. She blushed with secondary embarrassment. "Ellieeee..." she whispered, to demonstrate the concept of an indoor voice. "Don't shout, please. It's most unladylike." An answer was shouted back, inaudible to Catherine. "And it's not very effective," she pointed out the obvious. Please do go and check with her." But have some decorum, she thought. It was lucky that Harrogate would be quieter this time of year and there wouldn't be anyone she knew.