‘Yes, Brian. Thank you.’
‘Miss Lucy Murray, am I correct?’ asked Walter.
‘Yes, that’s me.’ Lucy looked at Walter closely.
‘I’ve come to talk to you. It’s important.’
‘Important? If it’s business I can refer you to my office …
‘No, it's not business,’ replied Walter.
‘What could it be?’ Lucy asked. Walter only smiled. ‘Well, whatever it is,
come with me. Come into the house, please.’
Walter followed the woman inside. The house was very big. In fact, it
was huge. It was also very beautiful.
‘Is this all yours?’ asked Walter.
‘Yes,’ she answered. ‘I’m a professional designer. At age 19, I started a
company.’ She paused and looked around. ‘What can I say? I’ve done very
well.’
‘I can see that. Wow! You have must have done a lot of work.’
‘Yes. I have worked very hard.’ She started walking again. ‘Come this
way, please.’
Walter and Lucy went up some steps. They came to a large door. The
door was
wooden
and very pretty. It was an old design.
‘Is your house very old?’ asked Walter.
Lucy smiled. ‘No, it’s not. But it was built to an old design. I have very
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