[MaC] Arriving at the Party ... Arabella, Pamela, Michael & Philip& Ladie...

[Nowsounds]

>> "Oh bother!  Its this old machinery, and its very difficult nowadays
>> to get
>> proper parts!"  Hodges exclaimed at the news.  "Excuse me, can
>> someone please
>> tell Mr. Fitzroy I'll have to leave off my serving duties.  This
>> matter is
>> rather more important.  Excuse me."
>>
>> Hodges made to leave the apartment to head downstairs to his flat, to
>>
>> retrieve his tools.
>
> Cyril excused himself from his wife and walked quickly after Hodges.
> "Pardon me, Mr. Hodges, would you care for some assistance?" he asked
> the maintenance man when he caught up.  "I do know a bit about
> hardware."

Arabella moved through the crowd to find her host. When she did she said, 
"I'm sorry to interrupt, Mr. Fitzroy, but I'm afraid Mr. Hodges had to 
attend to a problem with the lift - two of your guests are stuck in it. He 
asked that you be informed..." She hoped he wasn't going to ask her to tend 
bar in place of Hodges...