Speak Softly My Love
“The lock was getting old and worn and he really should have that looked at.
Madame Lefebvre had been back for a couple of days and yet events had ensured that they kept missing each other. Gilles had been leaving at some ungodly hour in the mornings and she came in for days only.
Her day began at eight-thirty and ended at six.
They’d missed each other in the evenings as well.
The smell coming from the oven as he stepped out of the hallway and into the kitchen was something else.
“Hello, Madame ...Lefebvre.”
“Hello.” Her bright and bristling countenance turned to greet her employer.
He could never quite figure her out, but he thought she might still be in her late forties. A study in domestic efficiency, and he was grateful to have her.
Thump.
A lumpy, fur-covered body had dropped off a chair and that was the sound of four paws hitting the floor under the table.
“Ah. There it is.”
Madame Lefebvre smiled indulgently, as she puttered by the sink and the counter.
Sylvestre came over and tried to trip him up in the usual fashion.MoreLess
Madame Lefebvre had been back for a couple of days and yet events had ensured that they kept missing each other. Gilles had been leaving at some ungodly hour in the mornings and she came in for days only.
Her day began at eight-thirty and ended at six.
They’d missed each other in the evenings as well.
The smell coming from the oven as he stepped out of the hallway and into the kitchen was something else.
“Hello, Madame ...Lefebvre.”
“Hello.” Her bright and bristling countenance turned to greet her employer.
He could never quite figure her out, but he thought she might still be in her late forties. A study in domestic efficiency, and he was grateful to have her.
Thump.
A lumpy, fur-covered body had dropped off a chair and that was the sound of four paws hitting the floor under the table.
“Ah. There it is.”
Madame Lefebvre smiled indulgently, as she puttered by the sink and the counter.
Sylvestre came over and tried to trip him up in the usual fashion.MoreLess
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