What Happens At Christmas
“The air was filled with the sound of children’s voices and peals of laughter. On the staircase leading to the foyer, five little boys of varying ages slid down the banisters with squeals of delight. A maid at the top of the stairs tried, with no success, to grab the children. A footman at the bottom stared as if he wasn’t sure if he should stop them, catch them or join them.
“Lady Lydingham.” Fortesque appeared seemingly from nowhere. His clothes were disheveled; his few remaining strands of ha...ir were out of order; there was a wild look in his eyes. “There has been a new development.”
“I am well aware of that, Fortesque.” She handed him her muff and pulled off her hat. “But it is nothing we can’t handle.”
“I don’t . . . We can’t . . .” The actor sputtered and couldn’t seem to get a complete sentence out.
“Oh, he’s going to be a great deal of help,” Beryl said behind her.
Grayson snorted back a laugh.
“Come now, Fortesque, it is simply a change in the .MoreLess
“Lady Lydingham.” Fortesque appeared seemingly from nowhere. His clothes were disheveled; his few remaining strands of ha...ir were out of order; there was a wild look in his eyes. “There has been a new development.”
“I am well aware of that, Fortesque.” She handed him her muff and pulled off her hat. “But it is nothing we can’t handle.”
“I don’t . . . We can’t . . .” The actor sputtered and couldn’t seem to get a complete sentence out.
“Oh, he’s going to be a great deal of help,” Beryl said behind her.
Grayson snorted back a laugh.
“Come now, Fortesque, it is simply a change in the .MoreLess
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