and deducted the requisite one-third, stating the revised amount, which still left me reeling.
I reached for my shopper. She said “Stop!” in a very alarming fashion. I did.
“You’ll smudge them,” she said. She leaned forward. “I’ll get your purse out for you, if you like?”
I was concerned that this might be some elaborate ruse to part me from even more of my hard-earned cash,
so I watched her like the proverbial hawk as she reached inside my bag.
Too late, I remembered the unfinished remains of the egg sandwich which lay withinshe gagged ostentatiously as she removed my purse.
A slight overreaction, I feltyes, the odor which escaped was somewhat sulfurous, but still, no need for pantomime.
I kept my eyes fixed on her fingers (unpainted, I noticed) as she extracted the required notes and replaced the purse in the shopper very carefully.
I stood up, ready to take my leave. Her erstwhile companion had returned, and cast a glance at my hands, their tips gleaming green.
“Nice,” she said, her tone and body language implying strongly that she had little interest in the topic.
Casey became slightly more animated. “Would you like a loyalty card?” she said. “Have five manicures and the sixth one’s free!”
“No thank you,” I said. “I shan’t be having a manicure again. I can do the same thing myself at home, better, for nothing.”
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