“Are we all ready?” Katherine asked when they had put on their hats and the furs in which they were to travel.
Katherine herself had a magnificent stole of sable and a huge muff to match it.
The other girls were nearly as smart.
Lavina thought nothing was more spectacular than her velvet and ermine cape.
“From the moment we leave this room,” Katherine instructed, “we cease to have any identity except that of the part we are to play.”
The girls murmured and Katherine went on,
“You must be very careful to use the names you have chosen for yourselves. Remember, we have all been on tour in The Girl in Birmingham, and expect to be going to Manchester on Monday.”
She paused before she added,
“Talk as little about the Theatrical World as possible, but stun His Lordship with your other int
