![]() ![]() Regardless, I've replied in the affirmative that we will be in attendance at the Adelphi at nine sharp in time to take our box. "God's teeth, woman, how could you possibly tell?" It was definitely one of your affirmative grunts."Ĭonall Maccon paused at that and gave his wife a startled look. That was a grunt of displeasure." Lord Maccon wrinkled his nose like a petulant child while Floote skirted about him, puffing away nonexistent crumbs with the latest in steam-controlled air-puffing dewrinklers. "I said we should show our patronage and support on opening night, and you grunted at me." "I remember it quite distinctly." She pretended distraction in transferring her necessaries into a black beaded reticule. Alexia was already dressed, her statuesque form resplendent in a maroon silk and black lace evening gown with mandarin collar and Asian sleeves, newly arrived from Paris. ![]() Being his wife, it might be said that she rather specialized in doing so. "Yes, you did, my dear." Lady Alexia Maccon was one of the few people in London who dared contradict Lord Maccon. Werewolf or not, Lord Maccon would look his best or Floote's given name wasn't Algernon-which it was. Floote patiently waited for him to stop twitching before continuing with the jacket. He twisted his head around, annoyed by the height of the collar and the tightness of the cravat. I said no such thing," grumbled Lord Maccon, allowing himself, begrudgingly, to be trussed in a new evening jacket. ![]() In Which There Is Almost a Bath and Definitely a Trip to the Theater ![]()
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