"It's true. We are indeed rather an accomplished group," she agrees, setting the pot aside.
"And if my interests lay in a direction I thought they might be best suited to travel in, I might consult them. Why, I might even be tempted to ask yourself for a referral as I believe you have mentioned some interest in globe trotting. But as it happens, I have assessed the candidates already and Mister Ellis is without question the best man for the job given his familiarity with the route in question and our destination."
Somewhere in there she has fetched up her teacup and begun sipping at it, thinking at twice the speed she is speaking so she might find some subject to steer toward. What she lands on is:
"But you mustn't be concerned, de Foncé. I will ask Mr. Ellis if he might might set aside a moment to attend to that offensive tree branch outside your window before we leave. He has been pitting the garden in order and I doubt he would mind. That way should you feel any desire to reference the material we will keep in this room while I'm away, you may do so comfortably."
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Date: 2020-08-15 12:58 am (UTC)"And if my interests lay in a direction I thought they might be best suited to travel in, I might consult them. Why, I might even be tempted to ask yourself for a referral as I believe you have mentioned some interest in globe trotting. But as it happens, I have assessed the candidates already and Mister Ellis is without question the best man for the job given his familiarity with the route in question and our destination."
Somewhere in there she has fetched up her teacup and begun sipping at it, thinking at twice the speed she is speaking so she might find some subject to steer toward. What she lands on is:
"But you mustn't be concerned, de Foncé. I will ask Mr. Ellis if he might might set aside a moment to attend to that offensive tree branch outside your window before we leave. He has been pitting the garden in order and I doubt he would mind. That way should you feel any desire to reference the material we will keep in this room while I'm away, you may do so comfortably."