But Minnie was. And Adela. And Esme. And the grocer’s eight-year-old errand boy, Sprout. Seraphina had sent a note to the shop that morning, informing Elle that the captain would be collecting her early in the evening for the final fitting. They would all leave for the ball together, directly from her home. Elle had been unwise enough to share the news with Minnie, who shared it with their two friends. Then Sprout came by, as he often did to see if he was needed to deliver or retrieve post for Peregrine and Lady Justice, and Adela and Esme set to interrogating him on everything he had seen of the naval hero the previous evening. The four of them had swiftly become quite a merry band awaiting the captain’s arrival, and Elle had retreated to the press room to suffer her agitated nerves in peace and quiet. “Blimey!” Sprout exclaimed. “Them hacks is bang up to the nines!” “What does that mean, Sprout?” Esme said.
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