The dowager rose and slipped from her pew. There was the sound of tearing silk as she threw up her arms to embrace her son. Then: "Oh, Rupert, darling," she exclaimed in tones of theatrical despair, "don't you see? The game's up!
Eva IbbotsonTo show too much joy in a place such as this would be unseemly but, as he padded toward her, his tail was extended in a manner which would make wagging possible should all go as expected.
Eva IbbotsonFor an instant she felt his touch on her cheek then he stepped back. There that was my ration for all eternity. People have died for less I dare say.
Eva Ibbotson