[MaC] The Lift is Fixed!

[Pruehs, Ree M.]

> > > > With the aid of Mr Beaman, who showed a great facility for the 
> > > > skills, and the appearance of some unexpectedly ingenious tools 
> > > > from the Group Captain, Hodges was soon able to fix the 
> lift, so 
> > > > that Hodges scrambled clear, the lift was restarted, 
> and Mrs Evans 
> > > > and Miss Mauberley were triumphantly released. Then, 
> accompanied 
> > > > by Tabitha Rosen who had paused to watch, the whole group were 
> > > > able to make a triumph entrance to the cocktail party, quite 
> > > > eclipsing the arrival of Nola Diamond, who was already on her 
> > > > second martini.
> > >
> > > At the sight of them, Arabella excused herself from her 
> little group 
> > > and came to greet them. "My dear," she said to Evangeline Evans. 
> > > "Was it very disconcerting? I was just talking to your nephew -- 
> > > what a fine young man."
> > 
> > Vangie smiled at her. "I could not agree more," she said 
> warmly, then 
> > chuckled and added, "And now I want a drink. I think we've 
> earned it!"
> > 
> > > She turned with an equally admiring smile to Marion 
> Mauberley. "Miss 
> > > Mauberly... I trust we'll see some such incident, properly 
> > > exaggerated, in a future work?"
> 
> Marion laughed.  "And with the names suitably obscured ... 
> possibly.  But =with,=" she added wickedly, darting a 
> sidelong grin at Vangie, "every carol in its proper place."

Vangie put a hand to her mouth to hide her grin, but her chuckle was
audible.
  
> "And due credit given to =all= our rescuers," [Marion continued.]

"Amen," said Vangie fervently.

> [Marion] moved over to greet Esme.  "Mrs. Fitzroy, I am sorry to 
> be late, but the circumstances were unavoidable."

Vangie followed her compatriot-in-the-lift, laughing as she assured
their hostess "Truly they were..." It was the first time she had ever
come close enough to Esme Fitzroy to get a really good look at her face.
She blinked, then quickly recovered and said, "It was quite the little
adventure!"


 
> <tag Arabella, Marion, Esme, partygoers>