"It seems a bit too late to lie." Daphne kept her voice mild as she leaned back in the chair and opened the vodka. She didn't take a drink right away, waiting to see if Mandy would add anything else. "And unwise, if you don't know all the facts." Far too easy to get tripped in the weeds that way.
"Do you know what she said?" Daphne hadn't paid much attention to Pansy's actions, but there hadn't been much offered to pay attention to. Maybe she was wrong. But there was no use kicking herself over the matter. It wasn't like she had access to a time turner.
Daphne gave an unladylike snort. "Ade has his moments, but he very much enjoys being right and has the very annoying habit of often being right."