[MaC] Separations: The Group in Vangie's flat (revised)

Brenda McCartney windeaglebjm at yahoo.com
Wed Dec 29 16:36:38 EST 2004


--- Nowsounds <nowsounds at comcast.net> wrote:

> 
> 
> >>
> >> "Have a biscuit," Vangie said cheerfully. "Or a piece of cake.
> Made
> >> it
> >> myself this morning, sugarless =and= eggless. I've got the kettle
> >> on."
> 
> >> She went across to the bathroom door and tapped firmly on it.
> >> "Philip!
> >> Do you need anything?"
> >
> > While Evangeline checked on Phillip, Cyril moved to the tea service
> and
> > offered, "Would any of you care for some tea?  I'll pour out."  He
> > looked at Richard, Arabella and Braham in turn.  However, his
> glance
> > lingered on Arabella a moment longer than the men.
> 
> "I should like some, Mr.Beaman," the dowager said with a pleasant
> smile. 
> "Sweet, please." She reached for a biscuit as well, then said to the
> others, 
> "Mrs. Evans makes a rather good wartime cake. You hardly notice what
> isn't 
> in it, because the rest comes together so well."

"She does indeed.  Florence has asked for her recipes more than once,"
Cyril said as he prepared the dowager's tea.  "Mrs. Evans?" he called
as he looked in her direction.  "May I pour for you?"




		
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