She stood at one end of the phone shouting into the mouthpiece, while Billi sat listening by the earpiece, conveying the operator's answers back to Polly.
At first the operator said the line was too bad — 'all sort of buzzy' — but with perseverance Polly finally made herself understood.
After she had been given Uncle Z's description, the operator said, 'If this is a problem with Hornets, I really think you want Rentokil!' and hung up!
So, it looks like we're on our own in our mission to locate the absent Uncle...
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