Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Page #4

I haven't had

the opportunity...

It's nice to meet you,

Miss Pettigrew,

but D and I haven't seen

each other for three weeks.

Got a lot of

catching up to do.

So if you

wouldn't mind.

But of course.

Good day.

But, Nick, darling!

- What?

Well, I've got a fashion show

to get to. Haven't I, Guinevere?

Fashion show be damned. Who

needs clothes, eh, gorgeous?

Damned or not, I'm afraid Miss

Lafosse has accepted the invitation.

Well, cancel.

Come on, darling.

Close the door

on your way out.

I'm sure that we can schedule

something for later in the week.

I beg your pardon?

I think that Miss

Lafosse has an hour

Wednesday at 9:
30.

Shall I pencil it in?

No. I'm penciling now.

Nick, darling, I'm afraid

that Guinevere's right.

I'm terribly busy

this morning.

Oh.

You haven't...

You haven't had any

other guests, have you?

No, darling.

Just us girls together.

I thought I saw Phil

Goldman's car outside.

Phil?

- Goldman.

Do we know him?

Andy Goldman's

idiot boy.

Pouring Daddy's millions away at the

Ambassador on some stupid musical.

Pile on the Piffle.

- Pepper.

Pepper?

- I'm told.

Since when did girls together

smoke cigars? Hmm? Answer me that.

If I want to smoke cigars,

I'll damned well smoke cigars,

thank you very much.

And to hell with your opinion.

What, they're yours?

You betcha, baby.

Oh!

And you thought

that I...

What?

- Nick...

You, of all people?

How could you?

I'm wounded,

Nicholas, I am wounded.

Darling, sweetheart.

Please forgive me.

It's been a long night. I'm...

No.

- I'm sorry.

No. It's...

It's no good.

All right,

I forgive you!

Fashion show.

Come again?

Fashion show.

Fashion...

Fashion show is right.

And that will be your punishment, man

of little faith. You will have to wait.

What? So I'm being thrown out

of my own flat, am I?

I'm sorry, darling.

Very well.

Tonight then.

At the club.

Miss Pettigrew.

Good day.

Tonight is booked.

You were magnificent!

Are you all right?

I have never sworn

before in my life.

Not even in my mind.

Well, I didn't hear you swear.

- Yes, I did.

I said damned and hell.

And I meant them.

Oh, that's not swearing.

They came out of the

sinful category an age ago.

Desperation.

That's what it's come to.

A little desperation and life can

make of us whatever it chooses.

In my case, a smoking, swearing accomplice

to misdeeds in a den of iniquity.

No! Really?

Oh, you mean here.

But I was the desperate one.

I'm always desperate.

Think of what would have

happened if you hadn't been here.

I shudder to think what

goes on when I'm not here.

Morals are very important

to me, Miss Lafosse.

I am the daughter

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