Mirabel Chevenix Grande dame

“ER, IT DID SAY,” MURMURS Chloe the publicity assistant, one eye on the austere-looking elderly lady in the grey cloak stalled in the entrance hall, the other on the queue of people lined up in her majestic wake, “that guests were supposed to bring their invitations with them?” There is an awful, freezing silence, broken only by the sound of the Reform Club’s wine waiters going about their business. Happily, Chloe’s boss Hermione is equal to the situation. “Mirabel,” she coos, practically abasing herself on the carpet as she does so. “How wonderful to see you. Can I get you a glass of champagne?” Mirabel accepts the glass of champagne, gives Chloe a look that would melt a bar of soap and is triumphantly escorted into the Reform Club library’s…

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The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2024

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