Larcenous Lady (1987)
““We received a note from Cerbon just as we were leaving and had to stop by his shop,” Mrs. Sutton explained.
“Not buying more jewelry for those daughters of yours, Mrs. Sutton?” the duchess asked. If “Dear Meggie” was surprised to hear herself addressed so formally, she didn’t betray it.
“Only the pearl we have been trying to find for Lucy,” Mrs. Sutton assured her grace. “One turned up in Padua, and Cerboni sent me word at the hotel. We went down immediately and arranged to purchase it. He wil...l set it in gold, to match Elvira’s.”
“I hope he isn’t charging some outlandish sum?”
Mrs. Sutton flushed and admitted it had not come cheap.
“Three thousand,” Pronto said. “Told her it was steep.”
The duchess just shook her head. “Here I thought you were mad to pay a thousand for Elvira’s.”
“I shall see the pearl first and decide whether it is of the same high quality as Elvira’s,” Mrs. Sutton explained. “We hadn’t thought it would be possible to find one at all.”MoreLess
“Not buying more jewelry for those daughters of yours, Mrs. Sutton?” the duchess asked. If “Dear Meggie” was surprised to hear herself addressed so formally, she didn’t betray it.
“Only the pearl we have been trying to find for Lucy,” Mrs. Sutton assured her grace. “One turned up in Padua, and Cerboni sent me word at the hotel. We went down immediately and arranged to purchase it. He wil...l set it in gold, to match Elvira’s.”
“I hope he isn’t charging some outlandish sum?”
Mrs. Sutton flushed and admitted it had not come cheap.
“Three thousand,” Pronto said. “Told her it was steep.”
The duchess just shook her head. “Here I thought you were mad to pay a thousand for Elvira’s.”
“I shall see the pearl first and decide whether it is of the same high quality as Elvira’s,” Mrs. Sutton explained. “We hadn’t thought it would be possible to find one at all.”MoreLess
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