An Affair Before Christmas
“Jemma explained, “because you have a perfectly good husband who has offered to accompany you, Poppy. I don’t wish to be unkind, but I haven’t the faintest interest in three-toed rats or what ever it is you are going to see.”
“I know,” Poppy said. “I’ve been a frightful beast, taking you around to all these boring events.”“I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t enjoy being with you. But the truth is that I don’t want to go all the way to Oxford. I really don’t. Mrs. Patton is taking me to the London Chess... Club tomorrow and I have every intention of joining, if they’ll have me.”“Oh, you should. Then you can shame the men by beating them.”“You are turning into a bloodthirsty little thing.”“I have always been a bloodthirsty little thing,” Poppy retorted. “I have a perfect model in my mother. That’s why Fletch wants to accompany me to Oxford. So he can get away from my mother.”“Look at this,” Jemma said, holding up a piece of foolscap. “I’ve had a letter from Roberta, my sister-in-law; she says that a bear went amok on her father’s estate and ate a couple of rare ducks.MoreLess
“I know,” Poppy said. “I’ve been a frightful beast, taking you around to all these boring events.”“I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t enjoy being with you. But the truth is that I don’t want to go all the way to Oxford. I really don’t. Mrs. Patton is taking me to the London Chess... Club tomorrow and I have every intention of joining, if they’ll have me.”“Oh, you should. Then you can shame the men by beating them.”“You are turning into a bloodthirsty little thing.”“I have always been a bloodthirsty little thing,” Poppy retorted. “I have a perfect model in my mother. That’s why Fletch wants to accompany me to Oxford. So he can get away from my mother.”“Look at this,” Jemma said, holding up a piece of foolscap. “I’ve had a letter from Roberta, my sister-in-law; she says that a bear went amok on her father’s estate and ate a couple of rare ducks.MoreLess
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