To her delight, however, it was Luella White. Since this appeared to be the kind of game one could talk through, or even interrogate a gossiper through, maybe Myrtle could soon return to Sloan with something to report. She sat next to Luella, who was wearing quite a lot of what smelled like expensive perfume and a very brightly-colored blouse with a long, multi-colored skirt.
Luella’s eyes narrowed and she gave Myrtle a quick once-over. “So you want to be partners?”
“What?”
“If you sit next to me, we’ll be on a team together for the first round.” Luella’s tone indicated that she wasn’t at all sure she wanted to be partnered with someone who seemed baffled by the proceedings.
That had to be better than playing on the opposite team in terms of gathering information. “Sure. Why not?” Myr
