She considered herself in the mirrored wall dominating one side of the store. "Maybe a little too Grande Dame?" "Try the yellow one," Madeleine suggested. "All I can think when I see that is Fire Hazard." "Which makes it a good thing the cooking's all but done. And, plus, aprons." "There's not going to be any winning of arguments with you today, is there?" Noi's smile was indulgent, and she disappeared into the dressing room with the fringe-covered yellow dress just as Emily emerged in a ruffled satin gown. "No, Millie, absolutely not," she said, before tugging the curtain across. Emily eyed herself in the mirror and evidently agreed, selecting a white dress from the store's limited range of evening wear and retreating once again. The day had already been full. Madeleine and Fisher had emerged in time to help decorate the small function room chosen for the night's festivities, and only smiled at teasing looks and comments. After lunch there had been swimming, and then a group effort at preparing an evening feast, Pan insisting on joining in because: "What fun is there in sitting by myself while you're all off together?" With only a few things needing last-minute heating, they'd separated to clean up and take advantage of finally locating the security codes to the foyer's selection of expensive stores.
