Miss Cheney's Charade (1994)
““Be firm,” she admonished herself. It was too late to turn faint of heart. She had agreed, as she promised Lady Titheridge, to do her best to assist Sir Peter.
Her mother, as usual, was still abed when Emma slipped from the house. This time Emma calmly informed Oldham that she was off to Lady Titheridge’s—which was true as far as it went. No one need know that from there she whisked herself over to Sir Peter’s establishment once she changed into her disguise.
She looked forward to seeing more o...f his house. What she had glimpsed yesterday afternoon, when she could tear her eyes from the mummy and the amulets, was fascinating.
Sir Peter had elected to decorate his house in the Egyptian style; unusual friezes had been painted on the walls. The furniture, such as the chairs she had observed, reflected the motif as well, and Emma wondered just how comfortable it might be. Or was he so busy that he never took time to lounge about? He did not fit the image of a dandy, for not one of them would admit to being interested in anything so scholarly as antiquities.MoreLess
Her mother, as usual, was still abed when Emma slipped from the house. This time Emma calmly informed Oldham that she was off to Lady Titheridge’s—which was true as far as it went. No one need know that from there she whisked herself over to Sir Peter’s establishment once she changed into her disguise.
She looked forward to seeing more o...f his house. What she had glimpsed yesterday afternoon, when she could tear her eyes from the mummy and the amulets, was fascinating.
Sir Peter had elected to decorate his house in the Egyptian style; unusual friezes had been painted on the walls. The furniture, such as the chairs she had observed, reflected the motif as well, and Emma wondered just how comfortable it might be. Or was he so busy that he never took time to lounge about? He did not fit the image of a dandy, for not one of them would admit to being interested in anything so scholarly as antiquities.MoreLess
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