And the detective! She had nearly forgotten—she was supposed to meet him at 2:00PM and that didn’t give her much time, especially since detectives were not likely to be as forgiving or patient as the ducks!
Buttercup’s puzzling was interrupted by the gentle reproach of her cat, Miss Nikki, who had been sitting at Buttercup’s left elbow for the past five minutes.
The ducks were very friendly and always shook their tail feathers and flapped their wings whenever Buttercup came to the lake, because Buttercup always brought some bread to share, which is only polite after all.