09-10-2019, 12:38 AM
"Oh, Darius." She wrapped an arm about her brother and then sat back. "Yes... I found the perfect little house and everything. Papa is buying my house and I am to rent it with my wages and buy it eventually. I am excited for that but I am also scared."
And then she laughed when he brought up the book she hadn't even started writing yet. "I don't know yet. Something romantic, perhaps, but not specifically about love. I do rather like the sea. Oh, mama is so cross with me for this."
She handed him Betsy Boo, the doll he had picked out for her when she was just eight. "Remember my Betsy Boo? She is the only one I am keeping. If I do have a daughter some day, I will give it to her. All of my other dolls are going to children who are old enough to keep china dolls but don't have dolls. Not Betsy, she is too special."
And then she laughed when he brought up the book she hadn't even started writing yet. "I don't know yet. Something romantic, perhaps, but not specifically about love. I do rather like the sea. Oh, mama is so cross with me for this."
She handed him Betsy Boo, the doll he had picked out for her when she was just eight. "Remember my Betsy Boo? She is the only one I am keeping. If I do have a daughter some day, I will give it to her. All of my other dolls are going to children who are old enough to keep china dolls but don't have dolls. Not Betsy, she is too special."
