05-22-2022, 01:18 AM
Mable looked at her brother rather than responding to the Father, and Edmund took that as his cue to take over for just a little longer.
"We're alright," he gave, glancing up at the man and then away just as soon. Edmund's eyes lingered over the man's shoulders or at his chest rather than his face. "A long night and a busy morning, but we had breakfast." There was a small smile at that, just a pleased quirk at the corner of the boy's mouth.
"Oh, that reminds me - Mable?" Edmund turned to his sister, squeezing her hand to get her attention. She blinked at him once and then again in realization. Excitedly, she dug in the pocket of the thin jacket she was wearing and produced a small, dirty coin. Mable held it out to the Father.
"It's a shilling! My brother got it yesterday while he was out and wants you to have it!" The girls voice was a touch closer to what it it had the night before.
"To thank you for the room," Edmund elaborated. "I know it's not much, but we'd both like you to have it."
"We're alright," he gave, glancing up at the man and then away just as soon. Edmund's eyes lingered over the man's shoulders or at his chest rather than his face. "A long night and a busy morning, but we had breakfast." There was a small smile at that, just a pleased quirk at the corner of the boy's mouth.
"Oh, that reminds me - Mable?" Edmund turned to his sister, squeezing her hand to get her attention. She blinked at him once and then again in realization. Excitedly, she dug in the pocket of the thin jacket she was wearing and produced a small, dirty coin. Mable held it out to the Father.
"It's a shilling! My brother got it yesterday while he was out and wants you to have it!" The girls voice was a touch closer to what it it had the night before.
"To thank you for the room," Edmund elaborated. "I know it's not much, but we'd both like you to have it."
