Facing the Hunchback of Notre Dame (2012)
“Aunt Portia had decided to go with a pea green theme for teatime, which brought a grimace to Ophelia’s lips. The theme should have been orange, since Portia generally tripped her culinary way along the light spectrum. But she was preoccupied by the rain falling nonstop for the past six hours. Forty-two hours and counting until they ushered Quasimodo back into the circle and back home to the Cathedral of Notre-Dame.
Ophelia worried about finishing the novel by then. She read quickly, to be sure.... Nevertheless, she thought she might give reading at the dinner table a go. Better to be safe than sorry when someone’s life is in your hands. Oh, the pressure!
Uncle Augustus cleared his throat and settled his cutlery in the proper position. “Ophelia, darling. This isn’t a library, you know.”
“But it’s just so good, Uncle Auggie!”
“Be that as it may, dinnertime is a social time, not a necessary evil.”
“Teatime,” corrected Aunt Portia.
Linus, loving food the way he did, had to agree.MoreLess
Ophelia worried about finishing the novel by then. She read quickly, to be sure.... Nevertheless, she thought she might give reading at the dinner table a go. Better to be safe than sorry when someone’s life is in your hands. Oh, the pressure!
Uncle Augustus cleared his throat and settled his cutlery in the proper position. “Ophelia, darling. This isn’t a library, you know.”
“But it’s just so good, Uncle Auggie!”
“Be that as it may, dinnertime is a social time, not a necessary evil.”
“Teatime,” corrected Aunt Portia.
Linus, loving food the way he did, had to agree.MoreLess
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