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Post by Liam on Jan 12, 2008 14:17:07 GMT -5
*He shook his head.*
"No. Liam." *He vaguely gestured to himself, and repeated his name carefully so that she'd understand.*
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Post by Kathy on Jan 12, 2008 14:17:18 GMT -5
*Kathy wasn't so nervous around Missus de Winter, recalling her past kindness and ease, and so she laughed at her daughter.*
"Yes, his cheeks are very pink. What a healthy boy!" *she said admiringly.*
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Post by Sorcha on Jan 12, 2008 14:17:52 GMT -5
"LEEM!" *she bellowed.*
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Post by Micaela on Jan 12, 2008 14:18:13 GMT -5
*Micaela beamed with pride.*
"He certainly likes talking... he isn't walking yet, though. How much younger than him is Sorcha, again?"
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Post by Liam on Jan 12, 2008 14:18:49 GMT -5
*He furrowed his little brow.*
"Leee-aam." *He repeated slowly.*
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Post by Kathy on Jan 12, 2008 14:19:46 GMT -5
"Only a month or two, at most, I think...and our Sorcha's never content to sit still, now."
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Post by Sorcha on Jan 12, 2008 14:20:08 GMT -5
*Already bored with the talking boy, Sorcha was on her feet and wandering towards Aithne's stall.*
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Post by Kathy on Jan 12, 2008 14:20:36 GMT -5
"Ooooh no ye don't," *said Kathy, scooping up her daughter with a practiced hand and depositing her back at a safe distance.*
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Post by Liam on Jan 12, 2008 14:21:31 GMT -5
*Liam yanked on his mother's skirt and reached his arms up.*
"Up, mama. Pick up."
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Post by Micaela on Jan 12, 2008 14:23:15 GMT -5
*She smiled at the baby and picked him up gently, resting him on her hip.*
"Liam is happy to sit in the same place for hours, so long as he has something to look at or talk about."
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Post by Liam on Jan 12, 2008 14:23:55 GMT -5
*As if to prove her point, he stopped talking and started fiddling with her grandmother's ring... the one on hanging a white-gold chain around her slim, pale neck.* "Ring." *He said softly, still playing with it because it sparkled.*
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Post by Micaela on Jan 12, 2008 14:24:30 GMT -5
"Goofy baby." *She chuckled, kissing the top of his head.*
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Post by Kathy on Jan 12, 2008 14:25:04 GMT -5
"He's a bright one," *said Kathy.* "Sorcha's always getting her fingers into things but she seems to not care to talk about them..."
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Post by Sorcha on Jan 12, 2008 14:25:47 GMT -5
*Sorcha used Kathy's skirts to haul herself to her feet, then tried to climb her, so Kathy relented and picked her up. Sorcha promptly grabbed a handful of her mother's hair and stuffed it into her mouth.*
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Post by Micaela on Jan 12, 2008 14:27:20 GMT -5
*Micaela chuckled.*
"And she seems to be a lot more active than he."
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