Arthur’s idea required them to take their tea in the library, because the drawing room had no lock and the library, for no reason that Ella had ever been able to discern, did. But first, they ransacked the costume room for Faerie wings left over from their production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream two years ago.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream“I’ll be the Faerie queen!” Pryor declared. “Do you have any costumes for females?”
Fifteen minutes later, they were in the library, with the door locked and Faerie wings attached to their backs. All four of them wore loo masks—Ella’s turquoise, Minette’s scarlet, Arthur’s bright purple, and Pryor’s silver and gold. As the queen, Pryor had a wig of flowing blonde ringlets. He’d donned a voluminous round gown over his shirt and breeches. His Faerie queen was
