Chapter
Six
…Six
geese a laying…
Tamrie
Foxtail
Olivia came to an abrupt halt on the
edge of the ballroom. The six gossiping geese were huddled together in a
colorful circle. Honestly, her cousin Gertie should stay away from that
particular shade of yellow. It made her hair look even more orange.
One
of the girls sent a quick glance in Olivia’s direction and nudged Lizzie. They
really did resemble a little flock. The thought made her smile. Six geese a laying, rather appropriate
given the season.
She
spied a flash of green across the ballroom. Since her reputation had been
shredded, thanks in large part to her cousin Gertie, Lizzie and the rest of the
geese, Dinah was one of the few women still talking to her. Olivia frowned. It had been a
fortnight since she’d seen Dinah. Her friend didn’t appear to be well.
Concerned, Olivia headed in her direction.
“Would
you look at her?” Lizzie snickered in a stage whisper. “She’s dressed in green.
Shouldn’t she be wearing something more appropriate? Like scarlet.”
The
rest of the geese tittered. Brainless
lot, the whole bunch of them.
Olivia
had half a mind to snatch Lizzie’s blond head bald and inform her that Lizzie’s
drunken brother Percy was the reason ... Read More ...
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