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‘Thank you, Dora, you really have been an enormous help.’
    Dora turned to face her, and said in a deliberately casual tone: ‘Sally, I was thinking that maybe I could see if there was a job going in the wardrobe at Crewe. I would really love to
come and learn all about costumes and design. I have already applied for uni next autumn to do Business Studies, and rather than take a gap year it would be great to actually earn some money and
learn other stuff, you know? Who can tell: I may even decide to be a designer instead of an entrepreneur. Shall I telephone and see what the state of play is, do you think?’ Dora sighed
happily. ‘It would just be so great if we could work together, and get a flat or something, wouldn’t it?’
    Sally felt a flicker of guilt. It
would
be lovely to have Dora with her – but then again, there was a part of her that wanted to have this adventure by herself. It was her first
real job and there would be so much to learn. She wanted it to be her experience, her own personal journey. Dora was so different from her. She was extrovert and outgoing and up for anything. Sally
sometimes felt outshone by her sister’s joie de vivre. But that was so selfish of her. How mealy-mouthed can I be? she rebuked herself.
    ‘Yes,’ she replied aloud. ‘Why not ring them and see what they say.’
    As it happened, things worked out rather well. Giles Longfellow’s PA, Susan Chambers, explained to Dora that there was a resident wardrobe mistress called Mrs Enid Weaver who lived locally
in Crewe. However, Giles had decided that he needed someone younger for this season, so he had hired a lady called Gwendoline Stewart who would do most of the work while Enid would come in twice a
week to supervise. It would have been very difficult for Giles to sack Enid as she was a stalwart of the theatre, so he was treading very softly. It had been suggested that for the beginning of the
season, things should be left to Enid and Gwendoline to organize, and then perhaps a few weeks later there might be a vacancy for an assistant. Would it be possible for Dora to hang on and join
later?
    Dora was thrilled, and as far as Sally was concerned, it was perfect because it gave her a chance to establish herself in the company and find her feet. She would be able to sort out her living
arrangements with an eye to being able to offer Dora a home there eventually. But it would be
her
place. She needed to feel secure in herself, and her work, before her sister came and joined
her. This way it was her territory.
    Sally had thought hard about all this, and decided it was natural to feel territorial. She and Dora were very close and rarely argued, but they had never lived together since school, and
certainly never worked together in such a closed environment. Sally knew from her drama-school days just how insular actors could be. They were very cliquey, and could make outsiders feel very
uncomfortable. She would obviously ensure that Dora did
not
feel like an outsider – but she could only do that successfully if she was in control of her own surroundings. By the time
Dora arrived, Sally hoped, she would be Queen of all she surveyed . . .

Chapter 5

    Sally was determined to catch up with her best friend from school while she was at home. Muriel McKinney was a teacher in a school for handicapped children, and Sally admired
her enormously. She was a rare and special person. The response to her telephone call was immediate and excited.
    ‘Sally! How fantastic to hear your voice. Where are you? How are you?’ Muriel screamed down the phone.
    Sally couldn’t help laughing. ‘God, Muriel, that voice could launch a thousand tugs! I am home for two or three weeks so we have to have a catch-up. When is a good time for
you?’
    ‘Oh, there is so much to talk about. I am getting married in December,’ her friend announced out of the blue.
    ‘Well, that has shut me up for a start. Married? How long have you known the guy?