Beagle’s Blot 10 | The Lady

What follows is a transcript of the meeting between myself and the Lady. I still tingle at the experience.

[Beagle]: Good afternoon, my Lady. It is an honour. I have heard so much about you, and yet I never imagined I’d have the privilege. You honour me.

[The Lady] On the contrary. It is only correct to dignify your eloquent letter with an audience.

But you must get hundreds of audience requests?

Oh, nonsense. Who would want to come and see this wisp of a woman. I am not lonely by choice.

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