This Gun for Hire
“Beatrice Stonechurch brought up the rear of their welcoming party.
“Oh, hello,” said Calico. She directed the greeting to Quill, regarding him over the rim of her teacup as she hid her smile behind it. She looked over the young woman who stood beside him on the right, decided this must be Ann Stonechurch, and gave a cursory examination of the older woman standing behind them both. This was the older woman’s second trip to the kitchen, and the cook had identified her as Mrs. Leonard Stonechu...rch, the widow of Ramsey Stonechurch’s brother. Neither the cook, a stout and sturdy woman who introduced herself as Abigail Friend, nor any of her kitchen helpers, appeared to find it odd when Mrs. Stonechurch fled the room.
Calico found it odd, but said nothing, and now the woman, who at her full height stood several inches shy of Quill’s shoulder, had returned with reinforcements, neither of whom had yet spoken a word. Ann Stonechurch, taller than her aunt but still on the petite side, was staring in a way that could most politely be called fascinated but was closer to stunned.MoreLess
“Oh, hello,” said Calico. She directed the greeting to Quill, regarding him over the rim of her teacup as she hid her smile behind it. She looked over the young woman who stood beside him on the right, decided this must be Ann Stonechurch, and gave a cursory examination of the older woman standing behind them both. This was the older woman’s second trip to the kitchen, and the cook had identified her as Mrs. Leonard Stonechu...rch, the widow of Ramsey Stonechurch’s brother. Neither the cook, a stout and sturdy woman who introduced herself as Abigail Friend, nor any of her kitchen helpers, appeared to find it odd when Mrs. Stonechurch fled the room.
Calico found it odd, but said nothing, and now the woman, who at her full height stood several inches shy of Quill’s shoulder, had returned with reinforcements, neither of whom had yet spoken a word. Ann Stonechurch, taller than her aunt but still on the petite side, was staring in a way that could most politely be called fascinated but was closer to stunned.MoreLess
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