06-07-2022, 02:14 AM
Mable was a little surprised when Francis didn't snap back or say anything else to try to convince her to move, and instead asked questions. She eyed him suspiciously.
She had been told not to answer any questions at all, if she could help it. But it was Edmund that told her that.
"I'm Mable! My name is Mable - Mable Winifred Greene." It had been months since she declared such out loud to another person. "My name is Mable Greene," she said again, just because it felt so good to do so.
"And that boy - Edmund, he doesn't like the water because he gets sea sick. We were on a ship for nearly a month sailing here from New York." It was probably longer, but Mable hadn't kept track.
"And he's a big fat liar because he told you his name was Edmund, and you believed him. Edmund is not my brother's name. Frankly, Edmund is an ugly name and I have never liked it, never, not even once."
She had been told not to answer any questions at all, if she could help it. But it was Edmund that told her that.
"I'm Mable! My name is Mable - Mable Winifred Greene." It had been months since she declared such out loud to another person. "My name is Mable Greene," she said again, just because it felt so good to do so.
"And that boy - Edmund, he doesn't like the water because he gets sea sick. We were on a ship for nearly a month sailing here from New York." It was probably longer, but Mable hadn't kept track.
"And he's a big fat liar because he told you his name was Edmund, and you believed him. Edmund is not my brother's name. Frankly, Edmund is an ugly name and I have never liked it, never, not even once."
