I nearly forgot about the
Six Sentence Sunday meme: perish the thought. I have since discovered that there is also a
Tuesday Serial meme, so I have to also remember to add
Airships & Alchemy to that. As usual, be sure to drop by and see all the other six sentences -- it's a great way to discover new writers. So here's something from my comic Gothic novel
The Mangrove Legacy. I will say once again how much pleasure writing this surprisingly chunky novel gave me over time. It's such a joy to write very silly things. In this chapter, Alice Mangrove and her new-found friend, Constance Forward (o_O) meet a man to whom they have not been introduced. Shocking events are just around the corner!
Just then the two young women heard a voice echo tentatively across the sands. "I beg your pardon…"
They
looked up and saw a very nice looking young man. Perfectly
respectable, Alice thought, despite his ungentlemanly willingness to be
helpful. Although he appeared to be French (his clothes were far too
stylish for him to be a English tourist), his manner seemed admirably
proper.
"I could not help but to notice that you were in search
of a corkscrew. I can call my manservant at once and give you use of
mine." He nodded slightly as if to acknowledge their predicament.
No comments:
Post a Comment