Queen of Hearts (Royal Spyness Mysteries)
“Waldeck’s cabin. She was a skinny, almost gaunt, American woman with a beaky nose that made her look like a bird of prey. And at this moment she looked ferocious enough to pounce on any of us.
“What kind of ship are you running here?” she demanded. “You hire crew members who are criminals and thieves—send us up to the top deck for a completely unnecessary lifeboat drill, insist that our servants also leave their posts and then wonder that valuable jewels get stolen. What did we need another... drill for, I’d like to know? We are not children. We learned our lifeboat stations on the first day out. And now here comes this stewardess saying, ‘Hurry up. Everyone wanted on deck,’ as if we were a flock of ducks.” She paused for breath then wagged a threatening finger at us—a finger dripping with rings. “I expect you to search every cabin and have my ring restored to me before we dock in New York or there will be hell to pay. Believe me, Mr. Waldeck is not a forgiving sort of man.MoreLess
“What kind of ship are you running here?” she demanded. “You hire crew members who are criminals and thieves—send us up to the top deck for a completely unnecessary lifeboat drill, insist that our servants also leave their posts and then wonder that valuable jewels get stolen. What did we need another... drill for, I’d like to know? We are not children. We learned our lifeboat stations on the first day out. And now here comes this stewardess saying, ‘Hurry up. Everyone wanted on deck,’ as if we were a flock of ducks.” She paused for breath then wagged a threatening finger at us—a finger dripping with rings. “I expect you to search every cabin and have my ring restored to me before we dock in New York or there will be hell to pay. Believe me, Mr. Waldeck is not a forgiving sort of man.MoreLess
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