Run Afoul
“Italian frescoes decorated the walls, and the floors were made of inlaid wood. Apart from the long table and the chairs around it, there was very little furniture, so that the voices of the animated diners echoed up to the ornately plastered ceiling. The French doors to the colonnaded patio and garden were wide open, letting in a balmy breeze, the scent of many blooms, and distant strains of music.
Wiki, toward the head of the table, was seated among strangers who gossiped together, and ate his... meal in virtual solitude, so unnoticed that he felt relaxed enough to pluck up the occasional tidbit with his fingers. Then he saw that Madame de Roquefeuille, halfway down the table, was watching him with a secret smile. Her white gown did not suit her pale skin, but she still managed to look bewitching. He wondered which of the men was her husband. When their eyes met, she twinkled mischievously instead of looking away. A creased-up grin got an answering smile. When he winked, she put up a slender hand to hide her giggle—and so the silent conversation went on.MoreLess
Wiki, toward the head of the table, was seated among strangers who gossiped together, and ate his... meal in virtual solitude, so unnoticed that he felt relaxed enough to pluck up the occasional tidbit with his fingers. Then he saw that Madame de Roquefeuille, halfway down the table, was watching him with a secret smile. Her white gown did not suit her pale skin, but she still managed to look bewitching. He wondered which of the men was her husband. When their eyes met, she twinkled mischievously instead of looking away. A creased-up grin got an answering smile. When he winked, she put up a slender hand to hide her giggle—and so the silent conversation went on.MoreLess
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