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Elle honked like a goose when she blew her nose "A hothouse? How do you keep it warn and location greatly aid in the process, and it is heated with a fire during nights I would be surprised if you did know of it, as it is located in the kitchen gardens"
The pair was silent as Elle struggled to sit upright in the bed When she was appropriately situated Elle ruefully sht a cold"
Severin acknowledged the co his head forward
"It’s not so bad Last time I was ill it was in the middle of a rainy season and I was stranded outside That was a wretched time Besides, I don’t think I’ve ever had so many concoctions poured downto the side "As much as it surprises me, I think some of them actually work"
"Duval wished for ar and aqua vitae, should you need a way to stop coughing," Severin said, gesturing to a tray that held a bowl of sugar, a spoon, and a glass bottle
"That’s how you found out? Duval told you?" Elle asked, squinting at the prince It was hard to see him in the dimly lit room
"No I inquired after you when you did not appear at dinner," Severin said, unco
"Youo of my waistcoat the entire meal"
"Poor Jock Ehed
Severin shifted when silence blanketed the roo that would make your illnessher best toI ah," Elle said "The flowers are beautiful"
Severin bowed slightly--Elle could tell only because the white cuffs of his dark waistcoat dipped lower "You are welcome," he paused "I should take my leave"
Elle’s s" She watched Severin’s dark shape slip to the door, and closed her eyes She startled when there was a thump at her bedside
Severin placed an armchair a short distance from her bed and settled into it "You will not require conversation," he said, pulling a small book from inside his waistcoat
Elle mutely shook her head
Severin nodded "Go to sleep," he added as an afterthought before turning all of his attention to his book
Elle watched Severin read, occasionally sneezing and sniffling The prince stirred only to add logs to the fireplace, and eventually Elle’s eyelids sank and she again drifted off to sleep
A week later Elle laughed as she hurried up a hallway Jock scurried after her, barking in sheer joy--although he occasionally stopped to snap at a decorative suit of ar
"Co was halfway down the hallway, panting heavily