"Already Jack? Many marriages are arranged already. If I am to see to her future must be soon." She did not expound on the many reasons why. She expected Jack knew them well enough.
But the truth was the painting had confirmed what she already suspected. Yes, she would usher her daughter into womanhood, but only just. She would need to be cared for.
"I was very nearly ancient, you know. Almost twenty when I finally married. By husband had to be bribed to the alter."
Yet Jack was not completely inaccurate in his observations. They were French, and it was their way.
"Birth," she laughed softly. "Was it to good results?"
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Date: 2010-04-20 06:33 pm (UTC)But the truth was the painting had confirmed what she already suspected. Yes, she would usher her daughter into womanhood, but only just. She would need to be cared for.
"I was very nearly ancient, you know. Almost twenty when I finally married. By husband had to be bribed to the alter."
Yet Jack was not completely inaccurate in his observations. They were French, and it was their way.
"Birth," she laughed softly. "Was it to good results?"