The Detective's Guide to New York City by Nicki Greenberg
Author:Nicki Greenberg
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Affirm Press
Published: 2022-06-24T00:00:00+00:00
The Captain, Emmaline and Elliott were waiting in the foyer, rugged up in thick coats and hats. It was crisp and sunny, but the Captain had warned them that it would be chilly up on the viewing platform.
âDid you get to rehearsal all right?â Emmaline asked Norah.
âYes, just in the nick of time,â Norah lied. âThe opera was smashing, thank you.â
âWasnât it? But do you know, Iâm looking forward to your show even more!â
Pepper grimaced, willing Emmaline to leave the subject alone. Not a chance: Emmaline was tripping merrily on, telling Norah how she used to design theatre sets when she first started out, and what dreadful tyrants some of the directors could be.
Norah nodded along without betraying a hint of distress. Now there was a professional, Pepper thought. Norah could pretend so convincingly, youâd never know that sheâd been desolate just an hour before. Youâd certainly never suspect that sheâd been tossed out of her show. A touch of powder on her reddened nose, a smile on her lips and a carefree lilt in her voice, and she could fool anyone. What a loss to Broadway it would be if Norah Gallagher were banished from the stage!
âYour parents must be bursting with pride,â Emmaline beamed.
Norahâs brave face almost slipped. âTheyâve got front row seats,â she said, with just the smallest catch in her voice.
âReally? Thatâs wonderful. Will your brother and sisters be coming, too?â
Please stop, Pepper thought, wishing she could shove Emmaline out into the street.
Norah shook her head. âAh, no. Mamâs stretching things as it is, paying for two in the front row. The others will come next week. Their seats are up in the Gods.â
âWell! Youâll have no shortage of adoring fans there on opening night, anyway. Pepper and I will be your very own âgallery girlsâ!â
Oh, why did Emmaline have to keep on like this? Now Norah really was going to cry. Pepper watched in dismay as her friendâs eyes welled and her mouth trembled. But then Norah dived suddenly into her handbag, rummaged for her dreadful handkerchief and, with a wind-up like a baseball pitcher, blasted a fearsome sneeze into it. Everybody cried âBless you!â all at once, and Norah emerged, blinking theatrically, with a bright, brittle smile. âBy Jeepers, that one nearly knocked me backwards,â she said. âIâd better not be getting that dose off Florrie Fitzgibbon.â
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