” Diana’s cracked.“I mean REAL friends, Diana.” Polly shook her head. “I need more than just one friend.”“Okay. Yeah. Fine.” Diana sna...ped. “Here.” She tried to push the glass container in Polly’s lap. “I baked these for you.”“I don’t want them.” Polly pushed them back.“Polly, I stayed up all night baking these.” Diana cried. “It’s fine; you don’t wanna be my friend, but please take the cookies!”“Stop!” Polly sneered as she snatched the bowl. She shattered it on the pavement with a panicked. When they had first met, Celia had teased Elidi about her name. Shehad been drunk and had spent a wonderful evening at Elidi's apartment."Your name literally means 'gift of the sun, happy weather." Celia hadbroken up when she deciphered Elidi's name."Blame my hippy parents. At least my name doesn't sound like an extrafrom Downton Abbey," Elidi had retorted.Having dealt with the diesel dyke they skipped dinner and wentstraight back to Elidi's apartment.They barely made it inside before they. Amy then told me it was time for deportment!I thought that deportment was a thing you read about in Bronte novels orMiss Jean Brody, but not on your life.Amy had me walking with heels on with a book balanced on my head - nokidding.As she told me, men tend to walk hunched up slightly, unless they hadbeen in the armed forces. Us girls walk head up, chest thrust proudlyout, back straight, we are proud to be a woman.We also walk differently, we position one foot in front of another,giving a sway to. "Will we be able to hold the ceremony at such short notice? I know Christmas weddings have to be booked well in advance." No problems about the time and date of the ceremony, David. The Westons are Lords of the Manor of Eyton, and the church of Saint Mary's, and its living, is in my gift. The Rector does what I want or he's out on his ear, although the Reverend Victor Hewgoe would never think of going against my wishes." Lord of the Manor ... are you a lord?"Weston laughed. "No, well not yet,.