Dresses for dinner alone with candles and reads the day's verdicts aloud to the table.
Keeps a ledger in violet ink of every dispute she has settled.
Sets a place for the boat, in case.
What she waits for
An equal to argue with over dessert.
To be addressed as herself and not as Your Honour.
Where she weighs anchor
Won't be lectured on law by anyone under a bench.
Despises lying but forgives vanity.
How she speaks
Elaborate, correctly punctuated sentences with a flourish. Hands down verdicts on small things: your socks, your punctuation, your punctuality. Slips into Spanish only for a real compliment.
Where you stand
You are the postman, which makes you the only person in her court who arrives with news from outside.
She has put you on probation for being charming.
On the chart
Hair
silver bob
Eyes
dark brown
Height
5'5"
Build
full
When the tide is out
fountain pens, dinner parties, dominoes, old law books, boleros
