The Notorious Mr. Hurst by Louise Allen

Author:Louise Allen [Allen, Louise]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

By the time all six had been seen it was almost one o’clock and Millie was setting the table again with, Maude was amused to see, Anna helping her. She sorted her notes and went down onto the stage.

Eden and Howard were pacing up and down arguing, Gates at their heels trying to get a word in edgeways.

‘Jones or Thomson,’ Howard was saying.

‘Thomson, possibly, but Miss Lewis was far and away better overall,’ Eden asserted.

‘Miss Jones picked up cues…’ Tom started and was ignored. He saw Maude and grimaced comically.

‘I like Miss Jones too,’ she offered, but went unheard as the two men began flourishing sheets of notes at each other. Maude marched up, ducked under the stage manager’s arm and bobbed up between them. ‘Gentlemen.’ They fell silent. ‘I liked Miss Jones best.’

‘That’s three of us then, Guv’nor,’ Howard was unwise enough to say.

Eden eyed him coldly. ‘Have I said or done anything to give you the impression that this theatre was run as a democracy, Mr Howard?’ he enquired.

‘No, sir.’

‘Lady Maude?’

‘No, Mr Hurst.’ She smiled sweetly at him. ‘But you did say we would discuss this. And I would like my luncheon.’

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