Театр
Chapter 1
AstheyenteredtheofficetheyoungmanJuliahadnoticedturnedroundandstoodup.
"IshouldliketointroduceyoutoMissLambert,"saidMichael.Thenwiththeairofanambassadorpresentinganattachetothesovereignofthecourttowhichheisaccredited:"Thisisthegentlemanwhoisgoodenoughtoputsomeorderintothemesswemakeofouraccounts."
Theyoungmanwentscarlet.HesmiledstifflyinanswertoJulia’swarm,readysmileandshefeltthepalmofhishandwetwithsweatwhenshecordiallygraspedit.Hisconfusionwastouching.ThatwashowpeoplehadfeltwhentheywerepresentedtoSarahSiddons.ShethoughtthatshehadnotbeenverygracioustoMichaelwhenhehadproposedaskingtheboytoluncheon.Shelookedstraightintohiseyes.Herownwerelarge,ofaverydarkbrown,andstarry.Itwasnoeftorttoher,itwasasinstinctiveasbrushingawayaflythatwasbuzzingroundher,tosuggestnowafaintlyamused,friendlytenderness.
"Iwonderifwecouldpersuadeyoutocomeandeatachopwithus.Michaelwilldriveyoubackafterlunch."
Theyoungmanblushedagainandhisadam’sapplemovedinhisthinneck.
"It’sawfullykindofyou."Hegavehisclothesatroubledlook."I’mabsolutelyfilthy."
"Youcanhaveawashandbrushupwhenwegethome."
Thecarwaswaitingforthematthestagedoor,alongcarinblackandchromium,upholsteredinsilverleather,andwithMichael’screstdiscreetlyemblazonedonthedoors.Juliagotin.
"Comeandsitwithme.Michaelisgoingtodrive."
