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Post by Lily Darcy on Jun 22, 2008 14:28:37 GMT -5
He turned and looked at her. "I am sorry. I did not want you to be sad." he said as he turned back around. "You can have the night off tonight to make you for last night. Thank you for taking care of me." he said as he walked back into the house. He was going to buy her something at the market. He got his cloak and took off to the market.
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Post by koya304 on Jun 22, 2008 14:40:52 GMT -5
She nodded, and stood as he left the room. Then she began to clean the dishes from the table. She packed up the left over food and ate a little bit of it herself, but she wasn't that hungry anyway. Instead once Elizabeth had cleaned after breakfast she set to work scrubbing down the entire house. Every floor and wall was washed spotless, Every bed made and every pillow fluffed. Finally, she set herself to polishing the wood furniture, a tedious task which she hoped would keep her mind off of things. If that wasn't enough, as she sat there polishing the chairs and dressers she hummed a sweet tune to herself which seemed to fill the house.
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Post by Lily Darcy on Jun 22, 2008 14:44:20 GMT -5
A couple of hours later
Alex came home with a smiled on his face. HE had bought her something he hoped she would like. He search all over the house for her. He stopped when he found her cleaning the chairs. "Please stand up." he said to her.
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Post by koya304 on Jun 22, 2008 14:46:33 GMT -5
Through her humming Elizabeth hadn't heard a thing, not even the master's footsteps through the house. When he spoke she jumped a little but stood immediatly and turned to face him, her hands in their usual neat fold. " I'm sorry Sir, I didn't realize you were home. " she said
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Post by Lily Darcy on Jun 22, 2008 14:49:02 GMT -5
He smiled. "It is okay. Stop calling me Sir. My name is Alex. I have something for you." he said. He stuck his hand in his pocket and pulled out a long box.
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Post by koya304 on Jun 22, 2008 14:52:57 GMT -5
she nodded, watching with curious eyes as his hands decended into his pockets, to pull out a long bix. No doubt the contents of the box were exspencive, meant to be something special. " I am sorry Si-, Alex. But I can not accept something that I have not earned. " she said returning her gaze to the ground in front of her as her hands tightened around the cloth she had been using to clean the chairs with.
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Post by Lily Darcy on Jun 22, 2008 14:58:40 GMT -5
He shook his head. "You did earn this. You stayed up with me all night last night with me. I will not take any buts. You can wear it under your dress if you want." he said as he opened the box. In the box was a small sapphire stone necklace. He smiled as he held it out to her.
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Post by koya304 on Jun 22, 2008 15:02:51 GMT -5
Elizabeth allowed herself to gaze at the necklace for only a moment before it returned and stayed on the ground. " I was only doing my job. I do not deserve something so exspencive. " she said. She felt wrong for ignoring his pleads to accept the gift, but she simply couldn't, not when she didn't feel right about it. " Perhaps you should save it for a woman that you court. " she said.
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Post by Lily Darcy on Jun 22, 2008 15:11:20 GMT -5
He shook his head. "I will not court anyone while I am a lawman. I want you to have it." he said as he put it on the chair. He nodded and turned to go to his study.
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Post by koya304 on Jun 22, 2008 15:16:03 GMT -5
She sighed deeply to herself as she watched him stalk from the room, no doubt to his study to submerge himself in his own feelings, or herhaps to find the bottom of his brandy glass. All the same she returned to her work, humming a sadder song to sadder heart. It didn't take her long to finish the chairs in the room and she washed her hands before taking the box from the chair and going to her room. If she couldn't take the necklace as hers she could at least keep it in her room and let the master think she was wearing it under her dress.
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Post by Lily Darcy on Jun 22, 2008 15:18:53 GMT -5
Alec went to his study and started back signing the papers in his hands. He never drank after it caused the death of his best friend. He picked up a glass of water and started to drink it. There was a knock at the door after he sat down.
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Post by koya304 on Jun 22, 2008 15:24:01 GMT -5
Elizabeth was descending the steps when there came a knock on the door. She went quickly to it and opened it, offering a quiet " Come in " while hiding herself with the door. Though, she couldn't help herself from glancing at the figure to see who it was.
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Post by Lily Darcy on Jun 22, 2008 15:27:00 GMT -5
The man came in. "Where is Alex?" he asked her. He was one of the man that was at a hanging. He did not think that the man hanged swayed enough.
Alex was still in his study.
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Post by koya304 on Jun 22, 2008 16:00:53 GMT -5
Elizabeth closed the door after him and offered to take his cloak for him. " Master Reed is in the study Si. Would you like me to announce your arriaval. " she asked wondering who the man was and why he was here.
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Post by Lily Darcy on Jun 22, 2008 16:06:16 GMT -5
The man shook his head. He took out a pistol and cocked. He started to walk to the study.
Alex stood up when he heard voices. He walked over to the door and saw the pistol. He saw Elizabeth standing there. "Go to you room." he yelled to her. He did not want her to see this.
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