Magnificent Devices 07 - a Lady of Integrity
“They were dressed in the absolute minimum required to maintain public decency, but the contents of their bags told a different story.Where one might be expected to go sea-bathing in a modest costume of wool, trimmed with cotton ribbon, perhaps, they carried instead their raiding rig—or in Alice’s case, a sensible pair of pants and a shirt. Where normally a beach-goer carried a parasol, a novel, or perhaps a stool on which to paint in watercolors en plein air, they carried a selection of bombs c...onstructed by Claire and Alice herself the previous day. The only concession Alice was willing to make to everyday tourist behavior was the packing of a substantial lunch.“After all,” she told Maggie as they changed shoulders yet again under their heavy bags, “we don’t know where our next meal is coming from. For all I know, the next time we moor, it’ll be in France, or Switzerland.”At the dock, they had a surprising amount of difficulty in finding someone to take them out to the Lido.MoreLess
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