[MaC] A mishap on the way to the party: Evangeline & Marion

[Pruehs, Ree M.]

> > > >> "He'll still be a bit....said he'd take the stairs," 
> Vangie said, 
> > > >> stepping in.  =Stubborn pride,= she thought, but not unfondly. 
> > > >> She smiled at the younger woman. "How lovely you look!"
> > > >>
> > > >> She closed the grille again, and the elevator creaked upward.
> > > >
> > > > "And you look just like the Duchess of Windsor," Marion 
> replied, 
> > > > and added on a teasing note, "Well worth giving up a 
> kingdom for."
> > 
> > Vangie chuckled. "Perhaps half a kingdom..."
> > 
> > > > As the lift slowly ascended to the floor above, she did a quick 
> > > > rummage through her own gold-and-black clutch purse.  
> "Oh, good, I 
> > > > didn't forget my pills.  It would be a bore to have to 
> go down and 
> > > > fetch them."
> > > >
> > > > Vangie was aware that Marion suffered from occasional 
> migraines, 
> > > > and habitually carried a tube of little blue pills.
> > >
> > > And then the lift stopped.  Abruptly.
> > >
> > > And suspended between two floors.
> > 
> > "OH!" said Vangie.
> 
> "Drat!" said Marion, a bit more strongly.
>
"I don't suppose anyone will hear us if we call for help with the party
going on and all," Vangie said. She reached down and slipped off one of
her sensible shoes, hefting it thoughtfully in her hand. She began
banging rhythmically on the grille, making as much racket as she could.

  
> <tag Marion, anyone who notices there's a problem with the lift>