“Oh, hullo.” “What is this?” “I’m taking down these draperies.” “Alone?” He crossed the room and put his hands on the ladder. Someone had to be near her in case she tumbled and fell. “Sorry if I alarmed you with all that noise. I lost my grip on the finial.” She’d lost her grip on the finial. Bully for her. Ash was losing his grip on his sanity.
