The Council of Hhearn Trilogy Box Set by P F Walsh

Author:P F Walsh [Walsh, P F]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: White Tie Publishing
Published: 2020-04-17T22:00:00+00:00

“Sie möchten, dass wir was tun?” She said.

“What? I don’t speak German.” Said Millie

“I’m sorry, I was surprised at your request. I said ‘You want us to do what?’

“I want you to reassemble the entire Opera Ball and prepare it for a trip to Hhearn the central planet in the Council of Worlds in three weeks.”

“You must be crazier than the Americans. We spend the whole year getting ready for the ball. Impossible!” She said.

Millie Griggs, now an aid to the Cultural Attaché of the Interplanetary Resource Office in Washington was sitting with the chairwoman of the annual State Opera Ball in Vienna. This was the grandest social night on the whole planet Earth, and happened each year in February at the Vienna State Opera House. This building, built in the mid 1800's, was magnificently maintained, a huge structure, and for this one night, it was converted from one of the world’s largest Opera Houses to the world’s largest ballroom over 300 feet long. Typically, over one hundred thousand flowers adorn the inside of the building and the Ballroom for this one night. It was the highlight of the International ‘Social Season’ and everyone who is anybody, is there. The President of the United States wanted this event for the annual meeting of Worlds on Hhearn.

Millie said, “Now, I have thought about this and never let it be said that Austria could not rise to an occasion, or engineer something better than everyone else.” She started to continue but was interrupted.

“Do you realize that there were 180 Debutantes and their escorts, Two Symphonic Orchestras, four or five other bands in different rooms, a Ballet Company performance, two world class Opera stars, a disco, a Casino, and 40,000 glasses with 600 champagne coolers to accommodate all the 5,000 people who attend?” She asked

“But,” Millie tried to continue.

“And then there are the 500 people to convert the opera house for the one night?” She continued to bark.

Millie interrupted the Chairwoman’s big intake of breath before she could continue and stood up looking down at her with her best intense face,

“Look I know all that, I’ve been to the Ball three times. Now let me talk! The Debs and their escorts will want to go, count on that, they have already paid for a ball gown and a Dolce Gabbana tiara. The orchestras can be transported. A well-known American Symphony Orchestra has already played on Hhearn, so what difference does booking two or more make? Plus, we don’t have to plan for 5,000 people, there will be less than a thousand.” She continued not giving an opening,

“This is all about an emergency booking at a very high rate of compensation. Naturally, we wouldn’t want anyone except you to organizes this, how does €25,000 sound as compensation for your help in putting this together? Of course, you will have to travel to Hhearn and bring your best Ball gown to meet the leaders of fifty planets. All travel and expenses will be paid for, and the travel is by first class starship.

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