05-13-2022, 09:41 PM
To have ten whole children, and lose nearly half... Mable felt horrible. She waved off Anne's apologies and offered her own as Anna picked up a stick.
"I'm sorry to hear about your brothers and sisters that have passed, Miss Anne. That must have been very sad." She paused to think about the rest of what the other girl had said, already having a response but not wanting to give the impression that she didn't care about the other girls' losses.
"I don't know if I'm the best judge of dresses, but I think about them a lot. I'd love to wear one with lace one day... a blue one, like the sky. Or maybe yellow - my brother says yellow is a flattering color on me. As for you, Miss Anne..."
Mable jumped ahead and turned to face her friend, looking her up and down and up and down with a calculating look.
"Oh, Miss Anne, I think you'd look beautiful in green. It would go nicely with your hair! Or pink. I've always liked pink, but what are your thoughts on it?"
"I'm sorry to hear about your brothers and sisters that have passed, Miss Anne. That must have been very sad." She paused to think about the rest of what the other girl had said, already having a response but not wanting to give the impression that she didn't care about the other girls' losses.
"I don't know if I'm the best judge of dresses, but I think about them a lot. I'd love to wear one with lace one day... a blue one, like the sky. Or maybe yellow - my brother says yellow is a flattering color on me. As for you, Miss Anne..."
Mable jumped ahead and turned to face her friend, looking her up and down and up and down with a calculating look.
"Oh, Miss Anne, I think you'd look beautiful in green. It would go nicely with your hair! Or pink. I've always liked pink, but what are your thoughts on it?"
