[MaC] Separations: Richard, Vangie, Esme and Arabella

[Nowsounds]

> Richard helped support Esme, while they made their way to the flat.
>
> "Perhaps some tea," he said, looking up at the doawager with a raised
> eyebrow. "That's good for a lady's nerves, no?" He gave her a crooked 
> smile.
> "I'm afraid I was always shooed out when my mother took to fainting or
> such."
>

"Did it happen often?" Arabella asked dryly. "As for tea, I think it a 
splendid idea. For all of us..."