Alex took a deep breath and, repeating the whole operation, reopened the window a few inches.
"I hope everything is all right now?" He asked in the most polite tone that Emma had ever heard.
"The lampshade was raised a little higher," Emma remarked maliciously.
Alex lifted her an inch.
- No, just below.
"And how is it now?"
- Maybe a little ... Oh! Emma gasped and began rubbing her bruised side with the edge of her hand at the spot where Ned had poked her hard.
- Yes, it's fine now. She threw a stern look at her cousin. "Keep your receipt! It's her, is not it?"
Looking at the sheet, Ned sighed with relief.
"Now I owe my debt to the grave."
- Trivia! Emma laughed softly. "In truth, I'm having a lot of fun."
- But I do not find this adventure amusing at all. Alex could hardly cont
