The Clue is in the Pudding (2012)
“I know quite well that the ceremony is your very favorite part of the entire season, and to trust it to someone you hardly know is taking a serious risk, don’t you think?”
Cecily looked at the woman seated across from her. Phoebe Carter-Holmes was, as usual, dressed to perfection. Her hat, the same deep blue as her velvet coat, swept across her shoulders, its brim laden with white doves and silver ribbons. A huge white feather curled across the crown of the hat, and diamond hat pins twinkle...d in the glow from the fireplace.
Phoebe sat with her white gloved fingers pressed against her cheek, while her dainty feet, encased in white boots, rested on the fender. Her expression was one of extreme distaste, and Cecily knew why. Phoebe was put out because she had been replaced as director of the carol singers.
“I have been assured that Cuthbert Rickling is a fine musician,” Cecily said, with just a tinge of reproof.MoreLess
Cecily looked at the woman seated across from her. Phoebe Carter-Holmes was, as usual, dressed to perfection. Her hat, the same deep blue as her velvet coat, swept across her shoulders, its brim laden with white doves and silver ribbons. A huge white feather curled across the crown of the hat, and diamond hat pins twinkle...d in the glow from the fireplace.
Phoebe sat with her white gloved fingers pressed against her cheek, while her dainty feet, encased in white boots, rested on the fender. Her expression was one of extreme distaste, and Cecily knew why. Phoebe was put out because she had been replaced as director of the carol singers.
“I have been assured that Cuthbert Rickling is a fine musician,” Cecily said, with just a tinge of reproof.MoreLess
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