Question

why was mrs otis not worried when virginia didnot come down for tea? whom did mrs otis suspect when she didnot turn out even after 6;3o?

Answer 1

Virginia went out in the garden every evening to collect flowers for the dinner table. Hence Mrs. Otis was not worried. However, when she did not return after 6:30, she became extremely worried. She thought Virginia was kidnapped by the Gypsies.