NaraMoore ⛩️👻八尺様👻⛩️ at FediSourires de Crocodile
#FanFiction #EstherAndErie by @art_of_goulwenr
#Wss366 #go #MastoPrompt #holy
Mademoiselle D’Arcy entered Miss Nightly’s office with the barest glance at the interior. She was already familiar with its suffocating stuffiness. The bust of Mary Wollstonecraft on the desk could stay, but the picture of George Washington would have to #go.
These thoughts helped her maintain a bland smile as she looked at the headmistress.
Miss Everston sidled in next to her. That woman would have to go as well, D’Arcy thought. She didn’t mind her progressive views, but Everston’s moralizing was positively narrow, and her Unitarian sermons made D’Arcy whither.
“Good evening, ladies,” Miss Nightly began. “I am sure you would like to rest after your day, but something has come up.”
Mademoiselle D’Arcy hid her smile. It was a gesture she had become accustomed to.
"I don't know how to say this gently, so I'll be blunt. At some point last night, the mortgage and your remunerations were stolen. I am not sure how we will stay open.”
Miss Everston looked sideways at D’Arcy. A frown of suspicion and disapproval on her face.
“I must arrange for that #holier-than-thou woman to disappear,” D’Arcy thought. “And soon.”
“Perhaps one of the students?” Mademoiselle D’Arcy observed aloud. “Mine were all present. How about yours, Miss Everston? Undoubtedly, they are all accounted for. I am sure you have instilled the honesty you mention so often.” She was pleased by the red that spread across Everston’s face.
“Miss Janes, was absent today,” Miss Everston mentioned hesitantly.
“Is she not your favorite student? I am sure there is a mistake.” D’Arcy’s smile belied her innocent tone.
“I shall inform the sheriff.” Miss Nightly aimed a sour look at Everston as she spoke.
Mademoiselle D’Arcy coughed, then spoke. “If I may be so bold, I have certain funds held in trust that I might make available, should the need arise. I am confident the trustees would consent, provided we could offer suitable security. Perhaps my name upon the school’s deed would suffice?”
Lady D'Arcy made no attempt to hide her smile as hope dawned on the headmistress's face.
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