As he turned to head to his bedroom, he heard the alarm blaring throughout the house, gritted his teeth, and barked, "Shut this damn noise off!"
Startled, Johnson jumped in place and then scurried around the house looking for the switch.
In a stroke of cleverness born of desperation, he poured out a bit of water from a vase of flowers, and finally, the alarm ceased its clamor.
Afterward, he collapsed onto the sofa, nearly spent.
Getting up exercise?
No one can command my respect like Sister Arabella!
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Having dealt with one pressing matter, Arabella Vanderbilt turned her attention to the second major task—contacting Isabella Harrison about attending tonight's dinner party.
Isabella Harrison was in her office, sipping coffee while browsing the latest news on the web.
When Arabella's call came in, she had just noticed an interesting piece of news.
"Arabella, what's up?"
"Hmm, make sure you keep tonight free, I'm introducing you to someone."
