[MaC] Arriving at the Party ... Arabella and Esme, Pamela

[Dorothea Salo]

> "Oh dear," said Esme faintly.  "What a thing to happen!"

	"Last I heard, they were caroling," Pamela said with a reassuring 
smile. "Quite in the Christmas spirit, I assure you."

<snip />

> "But I'm going on a bit, aren't I? My apologies. Two sherries, then,
> and...anything for you, Mrs. Fitzroy? Thank you so much for the invitation,
> by the way."

	Pamela discreetly waved him off, well aware of the difficulty of 
getting a straight answer from shrinking Esme. Poor lad, he wanted to be 
off and worship at The Actresses' shrines, and far be it from her to 
stop him. His going left her with empty hands; she felt odd without her 
little kit-bag, but God willing, she wouldn't need it here.

	Then she overheard Lucinda's apology to Warren, and had ado to keep 
dismay out of her face. Not even here could she escape guns and war, and 
people ghastly enough to joke about them?

	[ OOC: Nope. Not armed. ]