Perilous Pleasures
“The others traveled on the Glazier, a cramped vessel that provided only the barest necessities. She especially enjoyed dining in the elegant dining hall, with its paneled rosewood walls, polished inlaid floors, and cut-glass chandeliers.
Because their final performance in Memphis had been a morning one, she'd had time to have her hair fashioned into an upsweep of curls at a hair salon there, and buy the stylish new dinner gown she was wearing—a striped, changeable silk of blue and green, with l...eg-of-mutton sleeves trimmed with Irish guipure lace. It was an impulsive buy, and a hasty decision to have her hair done, and she refused to analyze her motive for either.
From her vantage point at an elegantly-appointed table on the fringes of the dining hall, she waited for Sally Britcher to join her for dinner. While sipping a glass of wine, she scanned the diners, wondering if Stefan Janacek was among them, or if he was on the Glazier with his animals. During their show stop in Memphis he'd stayed in his dressing wagon, which had been parked close to the menagerie, so she had not encountered the irksome man since the interview...MoreLess
Because their final performance in Memphis had been a morning one, she'd had time to have her hair fashioned into an upsweep of curls at a hair salon there, and buy the stylish new dinner gown she was wearing—a striped, changeable silk of blue and green, with l...eg-of-mutton sleeves trimmed with Irish guipure lace. It was an impulsive buy, and a hasty decision to have her hair done, and she refused to analyze her motive for either.
From her vantage point at an elegantly-appointed table on the fringes of the dining hall, she waited for Sally Britcher to join her for dinner. While sipping a glass of wine, she scanned the diners, wondering if Stefan Janacek was among them, or if he was on the Glazier with his animals. During their show stop in Memphis he'd stayed in his dressing wagon, which had been parked close to the menagerie, so she had not encountered the irksome man since the interview...MoreLess
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