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Post by Teja on Sept 14, 2015 23:44:05 GMT -5
"Well, you lament loudly enough that you do nothing with your time, what do I know? And I wouldn't be the first girl you've played with too cruelly, I met Sarah on my way in here, and Herbert, too, gave up a bit of your history last night - and I thought how terrible, how sad it is that love made you this thing and you've had none of it in your life since - But if this is how you treat the topic then I'm hardly surprised. You treat me with such contempt-"
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Post by Graf von Krolock on Sept 15, 2015 11:11:22 GMT -5
"After you accuse me of such insincerity in my moment of weakness-"
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Post by Teja on Sept 15, 2015 11:14:39 GMT -5
"You aren't weak!"
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Post by Graf von Krolock on Sept 15, 2015 11:30:23 GMT -5
"But I am with my desire for you-"
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Post by Teja on Sept 15, 2015 11:33:17 GMT -5
"Then you prove it," she cried, herself overwrought. "Why should I believe you're sincere, when...when I know this has been your primary stalking tactic for hundreds of years -"
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Post by Graf von Krolock on Sept 15, 2015 11:34:35 GMT -5
"Now, you see, that is untrue," Krolock countered. "If I wanted to go about things as I have in the meaningless past, I would have waited outside your window at night, sent flowers as you returned from church-"
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Post by Teja on Sept 15, 2015 11:37:47 GMT -5
"Sent your son to persuade me to the Gala-" she countered.
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Post by Graf von Krolock on Sept 15, 2015 11:40:01 GMT -5
He stared.
"Herbert? Heavens, no. I can scarcely trust him to remember to dress himself, why would I involve him in anything of this importance?"
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Post by Teja on Sept 15, 2015 11:43:43 GMT -5
"So he-"
She looked startled, and confused all over again, remembering Herbert's words as well as she could from the other day.
Between last night and then, it seemed Herbert was quite sincere in his belief that his father was infatuated with her.
Perhaps that proved it.
She turned away again so he couldn't read her expressions.
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Post by Graf von Krolock on Sept 15, 2015 11:45:33 GMT -5
"Well," he sighed, "I suppose I won't keep you."
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Post by Teja on Sept 15, 2015 11:47:22 GMT -5
"I don't understand," she said softly. "Infatuation, you said last night, is that all?"
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Post by Graf von Krolock on Sept 15, 2015 11:49:09 GMT -5
"...I don't know," he said quietly. "I very nearly wish it was only that."
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Post by Teja on Sept 15, 2015 11:50:39 GMT -5
She lifted her head a bit proudly. "I don't want to be thrown out when you tire of me -"
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Post by Graf von Krolock on Sept 15, 2015 11:54:27 GMT -5
"I won't... tire of you."
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Post by Teja on Sept 15, 2015 11:55:25 GMT -5
She cautioned a lookbackward at him. Her expression softened.
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