Die Laughing (2011)
“Daisy looked round in considerable relief, which redoubled when she saw Alec. She jumped up, and would have run to hug him except that one simply didn’t hug in public. Especially in someone else’s kitchen with servants looking on.
“Darling!”
“Daisy! I thought you’d gone home.”
“Not quite,” said Daisy, hoping she didn’t look frightfully guilty. “Sergeant Mackinnon did say I could leave, but I absolutely had to speak to Mrs. Talmadge. She’s a neighbour and an acquaintance, after all. Besides,” sh...e added, being now close enough to hiss in his ear, “I rather dreaded having to explain things to your mother. Hello, Mr. Tring.”
Tom Tring grinned at her. Reminded of his presence, and Sergeant Mackinnon behind him, Alec closed his mouth on whatever expression of sympathy, or blistering reproof, he had been about to utter.
“I see,” he said forebodingly, looking beyond her to the two women at the table.
“Alec, these are Nurse Hensted and Miss Kidd, Mrs. Talmadge’s maid.MoreLess
“Darling!”
“Daisy! I thought you’d gone home.”
“Not quite,” said Daisy, hoping she didn’t look frightfully guilty. “Sergeant Mackinnon did say I could leave, but I absolutely had to speak to Mrs. Talmadge. She’s a neighbour and an acquaintance, after all. Besides,” sh...e added, being now close enough to hiss in his ear, “I rather dreaded having to explain things to your mother. Hello, Mr. Tring.”
Tom Tring grinned at her. Reminded of his presence, and Sergeant Mackinnon behind him, Alec closed his mouth on whatever expression of sympathy, or blistering reproof, he had been about to utter.
“I see,” he said forebodingly, looking beyond her to the two women at the table.
“Alec, these are Nurse Hensted and Miss Kidd, Mrs. Talmadge’s maid.MoreLess
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