Peter Gingery's movements in opening the gift suddenly paused, then he quickly stuffed the gift he was opening into his pocket.
It would be better not to open Jane Sampson's, that little lass's, gift in front of the audience, to avoid scaring people to death without compensation.
"Blackface, quite fitting." Peter Gingery murmured, then opened the gift from Hugo Edwards, which was a pair of Hugo's own calligraphy.
It was then that everyone turned their attention to the item in Peter Gingery's hand, taking turns to praise Hugo Edwards's calligraphy once over.
Liam Woody put away the gift from Jane Sampson, his gaze aimlessly sweeping past Jane down in the audience, then glanced once more toward the middle, where James Black was seated.
Forget it, with the Chief looking out for his sister-in-law, what could he possibly do?
