A Perfect Obsession
“By twenty to ten he still hadn’t appeared, and she picked up her papers and robing bag and went to the clerks’ room.
‘Isn’t Felicity in yet?’ she asked Robert. ‘I wanted to find out what the Listing Officer said about that judicial review.’ ‘She won’t be in today, nor most of next week. Her boyfriend’s case is being heard at the Old Bailey.’ ‘Oh, I see.’ Poor Felicity. Other people had problems far worse than hers, she supposed. Picking up her robing bag, she set off for court.
Leo was ...already there in court, arranging his papers and running briskly through the points he intended to put to Sir Arnold that day. He glanced up and smiled at Camilla, but before he could say anything to her, Fred Fenton came over with Lady Henrietta to badger him about tactics.
Mr Justice Olby came in, Fred spirited Lady Henrietta away, and the day’s proceedings began. Camilla concentrated furiously, allowing herself no pause to think about herself and Leo.MoreLess
‘Isn’t Felicity in yet?’ she asked Robert. ‘I wanted to find out what the Listing Officer said about that judicial review.’ ‘She won’t be in today, nor most of next week. Her boyfriend’s case is being heard at the Old Bailey.’ ‘Oh, I see.’ Poor Felicity. Other people had problems far worse than hers, she supposed. Picking up her robing bag, she set off for court.
Leo was ...already there in court, arranging his papers and running briskly through the points he intended to put to Sir Arnold that day. He glanced up and smiled at Camilla, but before he could say anything to her, Fred Fenton came over with Lady Henrietta to badger him about tactics.
Mr Justice Olby came in, Fred spirited Lady Henrietta away, and the day’s proceedings began. Camilla concentrated furiously, allowing herself no pause to think about herself and Leo.MoreLess
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