Johanna
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Post by Johanna on Oct 19, 2008 14:26:13 GMT -5
*She shook her head, whether to clear it or disagree she couldn't tell. Suddenly her brain became fuzzy every time he was near.*
"No, nobody needs to wake Papa. Cook will be able to set it well enough; I'll just tell them I went riding at night and took a spill..."
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Post by Robbie on Oct 19, 2008 18:03:24 GMT -5
*Robbie helped her down from the horse and swung her into his arms to carry her to the kitchen.*
"...ye're somethin' of a compulsive liar, miss. Y'know that, don't ye?" *said Robbie in a half-teasing, contemplative tone. Some shakey part of him wanted to make her laugh, make her forget that she was hurting.* "A man might think ye'd somethin' terrible t'hide."
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Post by Johanna on Oct 19, 2008 18:11:05 GMT -5
*She blushed profusely, unable to keep herself from smiling a little bit.*
"I only meant to make sure they knew I wasn't leaping off balconies or attending covert revolutionary meetings, is all. Though leaping off my balcony would make for a much more interesting story."
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Post by Robbie on Oct 19, 2008 18:13:27 GMT -5
*Robbie made a face.*
"...I'd say go wi' th'revolutionary meetin's. What progressive change could possibly come from jumpin' off a balcony?"
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Post by Johanna on Oct 19, 2008 18:16:54 GMT -5
"Well, I could be suicidal, you see." *She said, her voice a little bit conspiratorial.* "The cruel world has nothing more to offer me and I have no choice left but to end my life." *She certainly didn't sound suicidal. More mock-informative.*
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Post by Robbie on Oct 19, 2008 18:19:26 GMT -5
"Miss, if you've nothing left to live for, someone ought t'have smothered me the minute I was born."
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Post by Johanna on Oct 19, 2008 18:22:33 GMT -5
"Well there's also the possibility that I'm leading a totally illegal revolution, and we are planning a coup for next Wednesday. Papa'd go for that, I suppose, he did the same thing when he was only a little older than I am. Well, his friend was leading it, but anyway."
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Post by Robbie on Oct 19, 2008 18:29:39 GMT -5
*Robbie blinked.*
"Ye Frenchmen are all mad as a box o' frogs."
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Post by Johanna on Oct 19, 2008 18:30:50 GMT -5
"Hey, I'm only mostly French. Mama doesn't like to talk about it but she's part American too, which I suppose isn't much better. As far as revolutions go. But French revolutions tend to go rather badly anyway."
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Post by Robbie on Oct 19, 2008 18:38:27 GMT -5
"I can't see why people don't just all submit to the British Empire. We're a superior race," *he said flatly.* "We know where we stand and we're fine by it, an' everyone within the borders gets along. More or less."
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Post by Johanna on Oct 19, 2008 18:42:02 GMT -5
"Because British food is disgusting." *She said plainly.* "And the French dress better."
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Post by Robbie on Oct 19, 2008 18:52:10 GMT -5
"Ah, now nothin' beats a bit o' mash an' some--"
*He caught her disgusted look and broke off.*
"...well, me Mam did it well, I think. An' as fer yer fashions--I don't believe I dress a mite better here than I would in London. An' I am the very MODEL of a dandy, am I not, miss?"
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Post by Johanna on Oct 19, 2008 18:55:02 GMT -5
*She laughed, for once not suppressed as her laughter usually in his presence, or faked as it was with many others, but a legitimate peal of giggles.*
"Oh, yes; the materials of your waistcoats have me absolutely green with envy, and your hair is positively to die for. You may outdo Beau Brummel himself."
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Post by Robbie on Oct 19, 2008 19:01:36 GMT -5
"Now...forgive my rather vague knowledge on the subject of ladies' fashions...but I was not aware that they envied any man's waistcoats...not having any use for wearing them themselves."
*Robbie had never worn a waistcoat in his life, but he didn't let that upset him.*
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Post by Johanna on Oct 19, 2008 19:04:52 GMT -5
"Oh, most dandies pick the same fabrics for their waistcoats as women do for gowns. I've seen more than one pair of dancing partners unwittingly matching."
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