Marriage Under Suspicion
“'Darling, they're bland to the point of being invisible. Surely you aren't going to use them? Are you, Kate?' She snapped her fingers. 'Hey, have you gone into a trance?' Kate, who'd been staring unseeingly at the page of figures in front of her, jumped guiltily.
'I'm sorry, Lou. I—I was thinking about something else. What were you saying?' 'These menus, love.' Louie gave the papers in her hand a disparaging look. 'Supreme of chicken in mushroom sauce—minted lamb chops—beef casserole. Are we aw...arding prizes for originality here?' Kate sighed. 'I thought I might use them for this retirement dinner next month. According to his wife, the guest of honour has a funny tummy, and only likes plain food.' 'There's plain, and there's downright ugly,' Louie grumbled. 'We do have our reputation to consider.' She patted Kate on the shoulder. 'But you know best.' Do I? thought Kate, bitterly. I wonder. She said quietly, 'I suggest we try them once, and see how it goes.' She looked up to find Louie giving her a narrow over the top of her glasses.MoreLess
'I'm sorry, Lou. I—I was thinking about something else. What were you saying?' 'These menus, love.' Louie gave the papers in her hand a disparaging look. 'Supreme of chicken in mushroom sauce—minted lamb chops—beef casserole. Are we aw...arding prizes for originality here?' Kate sighed. 'I thought I might use them for this retirement dinner next month. According to his wife, the guest of honour has a funny tummy, and only likes plain food.' 'There's plain, and there's downright ugly,' Louie grumbled. 'We do have our reputation to consider.' She patted Kate on the shoulder. 'But you know best.' Do I? thought Kate, bitterly. I wonder. She said quietly, 'I suggest we try them once, and see how it goes.' She looked up to find Louie giving her a narrow over the top of her glasses.MoreLess
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