In Like Flynn
“It was Friday and Cook served a really delicious steamed turbot with parsley sauce for lunch, followed by an apple crumble and custard. Theresa remained in bed and initially just Clara, Belinda and I sat down at the long mahogany table. The men entered when we were halfway through ourfish, did not apologize for their lateness and continued a conversation that had begun in Barney’s study. It seemed to be a list of people Bamey could count on to sway the voters in particular parts of the state. T...he notion of swaying voters had been quite new to me when I arrived in New York, but I had already witnessed such swaying, in one case amounting to kidnapping and threats of bodily harm if the voter didn't put his X in the right place. Since I was a female, and hence couldn't vote, I ignored them and they me.
“I am dying of boredom,” Belinda announced, pushing her plate away with the fish half eaten. “After Paris and Florence I thought I'd welcome the chance to do nothing, but I'm too used to the whirl of high society.MoreLess
“I am dying of boredom,” Belinda announced, pushing her plate away with the fish half eaten. “After Paris and Florence I thought I'd welcome the chance to do nothing, but I'm too used to the whirl of high society.MoreLess
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