With a saccharine smile, Mrs. Wellington sniffed the inside of Schmidty’s mouth and nodded.
‘‘See how much you’ve already learned !’’ Mrs. Wellington said.
‘‘What? To brush our teeth?’’ Lulu asked sarcastically.
‘’I am sorry to interrupt, but I think I should call my family to check in. A lot of terrible ,horrible , dreadful things could have transpired. So can I use the phone?’’
Garrison suddenly began to perspire with worry over his white lie the night before. It was completely logical to assume the mansion had phones, so why was his heart racing?
‘‘Of course,Chubby. You may make as many imaginary calls as you like,’’ Mrs. Wellington said with a smile. ‘‘I know how much contestants love to chat.’’
Garrison breathed a sigh of relief, before realizing Mrs. Wellington had said imaginary calls.
‘‘What do you mean by imaginary calls?’’ Garrison asked with mounting perspiration.
‘‘There are no telephone lines on the mountain, so all calls must be kept imaginary.’’