The doors and windows have been flung wide open - the better to catch what little air moves down here - and all are wreathed in twining Delphinium and Lilies, perfuming the hot air that wafts down this particular street of the Bazaar, into the building itself. The whole building is wide open, from the first to the second floor. The reception hall
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"Good evening, Mr. Puz?"
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"Cassius! How charming to see you! I hope you are well! How fare your Ladies?"
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"My ladies and me are quite well, and well." A look over to the tall blond gentleman all dressed in white with gold--Their smile becoming a grin. "And preparing for our trip quite soon now that we have hired a navigator."
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"Indeed? Whom have you hired? When do you set sail? How is life, otherwise? Am I correct in hearing that you were mentioned in the broadsheets?"
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"Oh, multiple ventures of debatable significance. A contract here, consultation there... Oh! I hope to save up a sufficient quantity to support moving my office to somewhere more lucrative ."
His eyebrows 'waggle' at that last statement, and he sips his beverage.
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As for his 'canned' response, the 'multiple ventures of debatable significance' makes it obvious, and they have to look over the cheeses again to keep from smirking. "'Lucrative'?" They look back again at that.
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"When one seeks to improve their venture, one stratagem is to move to where business is thriving and thrumming. And where, Cassius, is the Lion's Share of business bustling in all of London?"
He somehow manages to wave his hand, eat some Brie, wave his hand again to lead them to the inevitable answer, and once-again eat brie-on-biscuit in one... maybe three motions.
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He takes another sip, looking over either shoulder.
"Would you be dea-- er, would you be a cha-- p'uhhh, would you be a sport and give me a brief debriefing on some of the company here? I fear I know but few of these persons... well, personally."
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He follows her introductions with his eyes. Often he shows no response, although he raises one eyebrow when Narciso is introduced as Cassius' "belle" & raises the other at Ms. Beringer being noted as a "chemist".
"My, you certainly are a detective, to know all of this lot! I find it curious that so many young ones are present... does our hostess have a particular affinity for Urchins?"
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And they make note of these but make no change in expression of their own. "Perhaps. And not that I am aware of--Though Miss Polly is certainly not an Urchin."
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He contemplates pairing a brie-and-biscuit with a bit olive, or maybe some roe/caviar, or maybe that... thing, whatever it is. That small thing over there. He narrows his eyes at the possibly-edible thing, apprehensively adding it to his beloved B-&-B.
"It would be imprudent of me to ask, but... how does Miss 'Polly' afford such services? Are her relations wealthy?"
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