"Well, good, I will leave you to screw your brains on, or whatever. When you're ready to return, please join us in the music room." The poor girl needed comfort, and Millie gently squeezed her hand before offering her a bright smile. With one last glance at a deflated Haven, she turned and flounced after the other women, determined not to fall asleep during what promised to be a dull affair.
Entering the music room behind Melisande, she followed the handsomely dressed woman to the chair closest to the pianoforte. Arranging her skirts, she sat beside the younger matron who was glaring at the young ladies by the piano. One chatted animatedly, the other looked on with cold boredom. Curiosity, an old and welcomed companion, stopped by for a visit and wanted to know more about the Kroger twins
