Painted Pearls
"Wasn't, boy, wasn't. If you presume to barge into my quarters with such a silly story, at least have the decency to maintain grammatical accuracy."
"Well she was looking for you, and she made a heap of a fuss about it!"
"Is that so?" Queried Edward, steadfastly packing the pipes with fresh tobacco. "And how, pray tell, did the lady in question appear? Was she, in fact, a Lady? Or perhaps a street hawker, a street walker? An old crone? Black, White, Indian, Coloured? Come, boy, detail is imperative."
Black, sir… with long luscious locks."
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