It didn't take long for me to find out Vivian wasn't at work and I contemplated just going back to Petunia's when her manager, Margaret Peadly, informed me of that fact. Except that she then filled in the rest of the information, prompting a fresh inspiration. "Vivian is home today," Margaret said. "She always takes Monday off."
Huh. Good to know, though why Vivian would take such a random day to herself I had no idea but was suddenly eager to find out. Margaret's instant flicker of what looked like regret at telling me so was all the more fodder for my imagination and I left French's with a single goal in mind.