The room fell silent save for the rhythmic tapping of Lady Huxtable's boot toe on the wood floor. Her thin, nearly lipless mouth approximated a smile, but her dancing black eyes belied a vastly disparate emotion. Her slim figure barely disclosed any breath beneath her fashionalbe waistcoat, though the stray lock of hair from her tightly pulled bun betrayed a hurried trip up the stairs. &quot;Sir, I don't believe I've had the pleasure,&quot; she let slip between pursed lips. Rising, the sphinx come to life, Lord Windham bowed deeply, &quot;Lord Geoffrey Windham.&quot; She regarded him sternly, then in an off-handed tone, &quot;Hmm, there you are, and I still haven't had what I'd refer to as _the pleasure_.&quot; Not missing a beat, Lord Windham said candidly, &quot;I'm so glad you could join us. I was just saying how indecent it was for Miss Delacourt to be entertaining me without you present. Would it be to forward of me to suggest tea?&quot; &quot;Among other things,&quot; Lady Huxtable quipped, eyes locked on the charming lord. 2008-06-18T20:18:23Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/29911 <p>I&#8217;ve continued this series, after leaving it on the shelf for about a month. My latest update can be found here:<br />http://ficlets.com/stories/34744<br />I hope you will keep contributing to the series as you add a certain <em>je ne sais quoi</em> to the mix! :D</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/29911?basename=71753 2008-06-18T20:18:23Z Ana Cristina http://ficlets.com/authors/asimon78 <p>haha, the scheming little sphinx.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/29911?basename=61433 2008-05-10T20:02:45Z Dreamer http://ficlets.com/authors/dreamer <p>Perfection! That&#8217;s exactly how I pictured Lady H. And I&#8217;m loving the title. :-)<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/29911?basename=61270 2008-05-09T23:22:36Z Ana Cristina http://ficlets.com/authors/asimon78 <p>Good description, great dialogue. I haven&#8217;t read the prequel, but I get the sense that Lady Huxtable is a pretty witty.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/29911?basename=61192 2008-05-09T18:18:10Z JMBauhaus http://ficlets.com/authors/jeanjeanie <p>Fantasticly done. I love the bit of about indecency and being forward</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/29911?basename=61182 2008-05-09T17:48:01Z thebetweenspace http://ficlets.com/authors/thebetweenspace <p>i really like the description of lady huxtable. she seems pretentious but there&#8217;s something inside that&#8217;s trying to break out.<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/29911?basename=61162 2008-05-09T16:01:33Z Nouvelle Bardot http://ficlets.com/authors/user_bardot