Kathleen Tessaro 3-Book Collection by Kathleen Tessaro

Author:Kathleen Tessaro [Kathleen Tessaro]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2013-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

5 St James’s Square

London

3 June 1936

My little Bird,

Anne and I are to have a flat together! I have finally persuaded She Who Must Be Obeyed that Anne will be the most wonderful stabilising influence and that working alongside her in the bookshop will be excellent for my character. The Old Guard, as you can imagine, is only too happy to be rid of me. So we shall live in the most delightful little hovel on Birdcage Walk, which has glorious views and very little actual floor space. I cannot tell you how excited I am! It’s only a few blocks away from the Belmont and within spitting distance of Fortnum’s (does one spit and go to Fortnum’s?), so we shall never want for either good company or tea and fresh crumpets.

Oh! And thank you so much for the badges from the Sunderland School for Girls – they are too, too perfect with their fantastically cryptic slogans! Anne and Nick and I have been wearing them everywhere and now even James is in on the joke … It is simply the best tease ever and everyone believes we have suddenly become terribly serious and politically minded and all are dying to know what it all means! We have even devised a kind of ‘secret’ salute which drives the press insane with curiosity. Serves them right – especially that foul little paper The Week. Of course Paul is mortified as Anne has been seen everywhere with James Dunning, that very funny, very rich MP who is simply tossing diamonds at her which she catches eagerly and with both hands. She says she’ll marry for money this time, as marrying for love has no earthly use. I think Paul’s father has forced him to get a job in banking to pay the alimony. So gone are the days of the little red kerchief and the brown felt hat. Ho-hum.

Long live the decadent bourgeoisie!

BB xxx

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