12 - Nine Men Dancing
“‘Ah! Elvina! I didn’t notice you there. But then, you do creep about so, listening at keyholes.’ The housekeeper grinned, acknowledging a hit, and the features of both women relaxed. I guessed that theirs was an old, longstanding rivalry, no doubt damaging enough in its heyday, but now a form of ritual gone through by two people who, although not exactly bosom friends, were still allies against intruders who threatened their peace.
‘Talking about Eris Lilywhite, were you?’ Elvina Merryman asked... and gave a chuckle. ‘Soon found a way to get under your skin, didn’t she, my dear?’ She looked at me. ‘Discovered that Jacquetta’s baptismal name is really Joan and ever after called her by it. It was Dame Joan this and Dame Joan that until I thought poor Jacquetta was going to have an apoplexy. Made the Master laugh, though.’ ‘That’s true,’ the older woman agreed without rancour. ‘Made Nathaniel laugh almost as much as the way she imitated you behind your back; your walk, the way you speak.MoreLess
‘Talking about Eris Lilywhite, were you?’ Elvina Merryman asked... and gave a chuckle. ‘Soon found a way to get under your skin, didn’t she, my dear?’ She looked at me. ‘Discovered that Jacquetta’s baptismal name is really Joan and ever after called her by it. It was Dame Joan this and Dame Joan that until I thought poor Jacquetta was going to have an apoplexy. Made the Master laugh, though.’ ‘That’s true,’ the older woman agreed without rancour. ‘Made Nathaniel laugh almost as much as the way she imitated you behind your back; your walk, the way you speak.MoreLess
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