Lionel jumped up to see if she was okay and the face of Mrs. Douglass was clouded with concern. “Rose, are you okay?” She asked. “I’m sorry,” Rose apologized. “I’m sorry, everyone. It’s just that, I realized this is the same jewelry store Rodney manages. I was just… surprised.” Julie raised her eyebrows, but turned back to her plate of eggs without a word. Lionel opened his mouth to speak but closed it instead. He was going to say some snide remark about Lionel, Rose realized. She was glad when he did not speak. * * * The afternoon came, and with it plenty of rain. The rain was light enough that Lionel and Rose decided to don rain boots and umbrellas and venture out of the house. Rose also promised to pick up the masks for herself and Julie at the hat shop on the way back. They walked to Buckingham Palace and then asked a man reading a newspaper on a park bench nearby how to get to the jewelry shop.
