Shoots to Kill
Shoots to Kill
“More drop cloths covered display furniture that had been grouped together in the center of the room.
“Watch that trim,” Delphi ordered. “It must be pristine white. If you spill one drop of green on it, you’ll have to repaint the whole length. Oliver? Where’s Oliver? Did he leave again?”
“Abby!” Libby called in delight, catching sight of me. “What a wonderful surprise. Mummy, look who came to visit.”
At once, Delphi spun around, a vicious look on her face. She was sporting a pair of enormous gol...d hoop earrings, a cowl-neck angora sweater in powder blue, a pair of white skinny jeans, and gold ballet flats. She gave me a fierce scowl, then stalked across the room and disappearedthrough a doorway in the back, yelling, “Oliver! Didn’t you hear me calling you?”
“Isn’t this exciting?” Libby asked, squeezing my hand as she gazed around her new shop. “My very own art gallery, and it’s just across the square from Bloomers.”
Her childlike delight made it hard to be angry.MoreLess
“Watch that trim,” Delphi ordered. “It must be pristine white. If you spill one drop of green on it, you’ll have to repaint the whole length. Oliver? Where’s Oliver? Did he leave again?”
“Abby!” Libby called in delight, catching sight of me. “What a wonderful surprise. Mummy, look who came to visit.”
At once, Delphi spun around, a vicious look on her face. She was sporting a pair of enormous gol...d hoop earrings, a cowl-neck angora sweater in powder blue, a pair of white skinny jeans, and gold ballet flats. She gave me a fierce scowl, then stalked across the room and disappearedthrough a doorway in the back, yelling, “Oliver! Didn’t you hear me calling you?”
“Isn’t this exciting?” Libby asked, squeezing my hand as she gazed around her new shop. “My very own art gallery, and it’s just across the square from Bloomers.”
Her childlike delight made it hard to be angry.MoreLess
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