An Unexpected Suitor
“Judy huffed as she opened the door, but the minute she saw Harry she smiled. “Why, Harry Starbuck, did you come for tea?”
Harry grinned and sniffed the air. “Why, Mrs. Lang, is that your sweet lemon bread I smell?”
“Fresh from the oven,” she replied. “Come on back to the kitchen and I’ll cut you a slice.”
“Maybe later,” Starbuck replied, then glanced at the wide circular staircase that wound its way up to the vacant rooms Jonah had mentioned. “Is Miss Nola here?”
On cue, as if she’d been standi...ng just offstage awaiting her entrance, pocket doors leading to the parlor slid open to his right and there stood the woman herself. As usual her lips were pursed as if she had just been sucking a lemon and not yet quite gotten past the startling sourness of it to enjoy the unique tart flavor. Her spine was as stiff as her starched apron, and her hair was pulled so tight he wondered how she could work up the frown that creased her forehead. “May I help you, Mr. Starbuck?”“I’ve come to discuss a business proposition.MoreLess
Harry grinned and sniffed the air. “Why, Mrs. Lang, is that your sweet lemon bread I smell?”
“Fresh from the oven,” she replied. “Come on back to the kitchen and I’ll cut you a slice.”
“Maybe later,” Starbuck replied, then glanced at the wide circular staircase that wound its way up to the vacant rooms Jonah had mentioned. “Is Miss Nola here?”
On cue, as if she’d been standi...ng just offstage awaiting her entrance, pocket doors leading to the parlor slid open to his right and there stood the woman herself. As usual her lips were pursed as if she had just been sucking a lemon and not yet quite gotten past the startling sourness of it to enjoy the unique tart flavor. Her spine was as stiff as her starched apron, and her hair was pulled so tight he wondered how she could work up the frown that creased her forehead. “May I help you, Mr. Starbuck?”“I’ve come to discuss a business proposition.MoreLess
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