sapphire-and-diamond

Updated: May 23, 2025

Stood for a moment, her plumage drooping damply to her shoulders, blue foulard dress snagged in two places, her gold mesh bag with the sapphire-and-diamond top hanging low from the crook of her little finger. A clock ticked with almost an echo into the rather vast silence. She entered finally, sidling in among the chairs.

Fannie Hurst - Gaslight Sonatas