[MaC] At the Fitzroys: More guests arrive

[Allen Veazey]

> "Excellent," he proclaimed for both Hodge's and Esme's sake. "Thank you."
>  
> "You are quite welcome, Mr. Braham."  Hodges replied.  As more people
> entered, the older man found himself quite busy preparing drinks.  ~Gin
> seems to be the drink of the evening.~  He noted to himself, mentally
> checking Fitzroy's inventory to make certain there were several bottles on
> hand.
> "Oh, I never know what to order," she demurred, batting her heavily-mascared
> eyelashes. To Hodges, she said politely, "Anything with gin in it will do me
> just fine, Mr. Hodges."
>  
> "Yes,  miss."  Hodges responded a bit stiffly.  "And for you, Miss Higgins?"
>  He turned his attention to the other young woman.

There was another knock at the door, which turned out to 
be the Flight Officer, Warren Worthington. A relative newcomer
to most, still he had been seen here and there. His face was
pale, and he was patting his face and neck with a handkerchief.
He gave a weak smile. 

"Missed the lift," he said. "I knew it would be a while before
it came back down, so I tried the service lift. Stuffy in there."
He leaned heavily on his cane, added, "Ah... forgive me. 
Good to see you all."