( Excuse her, poppet, kindly, for the sourer tenor — she's not one for a cutting voice, or making others feel inadequate, but, honestly, now. The potato cakes are rather starting to resemble coal. )
To the war. And the dead.
( Well, ain't helping, when he's telling her nonsense, now is there? No, no. She's got to gather her wits back to her, coax them to her pocket. )
'course, my dear, you do what you do, you know best. I'm just saying. When Mr. Haliburton stops for tea tomorrow, you just use them pretty words, like you do with me, and you stand quite tall, so he sees you for who you are, and maybe you take a shine to each other. Who's to say?
( Apparently, Mariol. ) You're not agreeing to no work, he's not offering it, we're all just having tea. Away from the dead, please and be thanking you.
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( Excuse her, poppet, kindly, for the sourer tenor — she's not one for a cutting voice, or making others feel inadequate, but, honestly, now. The potato cakes are rather starting to resemble coal. )
To the war. And the dead.
( Well, ain't helping, when he's telling her nonsense, now is there? No, no. She's got to gather her wits back to her, coax them to her pocket. )
'course, my dear, you do what you do, you know best. I'm just saying. When Mr. Haliburton stops for tea tomorrow, you just use them pretty words, like you do with me, and you stand quite tall, so he sees you for who you are, and maybe you take a shine to each other. Who's to say?
( Apparently, Mariol. ) You're not agreeing to no work, he's not offering it, we're all just having tea. Away from the dead, please and be thanking you.
( And that has been decided. )