Naughty in Nice
“Why did I agree to do this? I knew it would go wrong.
“Shut the doors,” Vera’s voice rang out. “Nobody is to leave the room. A valuable necklace Lady Georgiana was wearing is missing.”
A horrified whisper went through the crowd, which was the biggest display of alarm one would expect from an aristocratic gathering.
“You’re not suggesting one of us might have stolen it,” a woman’s voice demanded from the back of the room.
“It must have come off when she fell,” someone else said.... “Come on, chaps. Let’s get down and search the floor.”
Tuxedo-clad men got down on their hands and knees and were soon searching diligently. The poor dowager on whom I had landed was assisted to her feet and led to a safer location, still fanning herself. Soon everyone around was involved in the search. Even women in their evening finery were crawling around on all fours between the rows of chairs.MoreLess
“Shut the doors,” Vera’s voice rang out. “Nobody is to leave the room. A valuable necklace Lady Georgiana was wearing is missing.”
A horrified whisper went through the crowd, which was the biggest display of alarm one would expect from an aristocratic gathering.
“You’re not suggesting one of us might have stolen it,” a woman’s voice demanded from the back of the room.
“It must have come off when she fell,” someone else said.... “Come on, chaps. Let’s get down and search the floor.”
Tuxedo-clad men got down on their hands and knees and were soon searching diligently. The poor dowager on whom I had landed was assisted to her feet and led to a safer location, still fanning herself. Soon everyone around was involved in the search. Even women in their evening finery were crawling around on all fours between the rows of chairs.MoreLess
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