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ofthedoor,andawingfromthecockadeofbright
feathers,insecurelyfastened,fluttereddownontothe
pavement.Shedidnotperceiveherloss,andwent
intotheoffice.Georgiepickeduptheplume.
“Betterputitbackontheseatinside,”whispered
Lucia.“Nottactfultogiveitherinpublic.She’llsee
itwhenshegetsin.”
“Shemaysitdownonitagain,”whisperedGeorgie.
“Oh,thefarseat:that’lldo.Shecan’tmissit.”
Heplaceditcarefullyinthecar,andtheywalked
on.
“It’salwaysajoytodevisethoselittleunseen
kindnesses,”saidLucia.“Poulterer’sfirst,Georgie.
Ifallmyguestsacceptforto-morrow,Ihadbetter
bespeaktwobraceofpartridges.”
“Delicious,”saidGeorgie,“buthowabouttheplain
living?OhIsee:that’llbeafteryoubecome
Mayor...Goodmorning,Padre.”
TheReverendKennethBartlettsteppedoutofashop
infront.HealwaystalkedamixtureoffaultyScotsand
spuriousElizabethanEnglish.Ithadbeenaplayful
diversionatfirst,butnowithadbecomeahabit,and
unlesscarriedawaybytheconversationheseldom
spokethecurrenttongue.
“Guidmorrow,richtworshipfulleddy,”hesaid.“Well
met,indeed,forthere’sasaircuriosityabroad,and’tis
youwhocanstillit.Who’sthehappywummanwhom
ye’llhaeforyourMayoress?”
“That’sthesecondtimeI’vebeenaskedthatthis
morning,”saidLucia.“I’vehadnoofficialinformation
thatImusthaveone.”
“A’weel.It’searlydaysyet.Amonthstillbeforeyou
needher.Butyemunhaveone:MayorandMayoress,
’tisthelawo’theland.Iwasthinking–”
Hedroppedhisvoicetoawhisper.
“There’sthathelpmateofmine,”hesaid.“Notthat
there’sbeenanycolloquybetuneus.Shejustpassed
theremarkthismorning:‘IwonderwhoMistress
PillsonwillselectforherMayoress,’andIsaidIdinna
