Passion Wears Pearls
“That handsome man broke Mr. Perring’s nose and I forgot to ask his name. I should have thanked him or said something—but I … He was like a panther striking out of nowhere.
She walked past the workrooms, starting to shiver.
“Eleanor?” Maggie asked from the sewing room door, and began trailing after her. “Are you all right?”
Eleanor ignored her, unable to stop her feet.
“Madame Claremont!” Eleanor rushed to her employer’s side, clutching at the woman’s arm. “You cannot imagine what has happ—”
Mad...ame Claremont slapped her hands away in disgust. “What are you doing in the showroom in such disrepair? Where is Mr. Perring?”
Eleanor shook her head. “I … He … left.”
“He left?” Madame Claremont asked, the alarm in her voice making Eleanor grateful for a fleeting instant before she realized that the woman had asked for Mr. Perring before the story had been told. And then Madame Claremont continued speaking, and all her illusions of an ally began to melt away.MoreLess
She walked past the workrooms, starting to shiver.
“Eleanor?” Maggie asked from the sewing room door, and began trailing after her. “Are you all right?”
Eleanor ignored her, unable to stop her feet.
“Madame Claremont!” Eleanor rushed to her employer’s side, clutching at the woman’s arm. “You cannot imagine what has happ—”
Mad...ame Claremont slapped her hands away in disgust. “What are you doing in the showroom in such disrepair? Where is Mr. Perring?”
Eleanor shook her head. “I … He … left.”
“He left?” Madame Claremont asked, the alarm in her voice making Eleanor grateful for a fleeting instant before she realized that the woman had asked for Mr. Perring before the story had been told. And then Madame Claremont continued speaking, and all her illusions of an ally began to melt away.MoreLess
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