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You experience no pain?

Elle shook her head "No It aches if I stand on it too long or if I jar it, but it’s getting better"

Duval nodded Good

"Well?" Elle asked

Duval twisted his lips There is no way to tell hoell the bone haswithout your crutches provided you do not exhaust yourself You will need to work at regaining yourhoh to walk back

"No, but could I ride a horse, or go in a carriage?" Elle asked

Duval glanced at E a handkerchief Yes, he finally wrote However, I recommend you wait until the end of the week to depart and work on regaining your strength until then

"Would Saturday be an acceptable date?" Elle asked

Duval wrote with the swiftness of a snail I suppose

"Excellent!" Elle said, s "

No, E us

"I will come back to visit, I promise"

It won’t be the sa

Elle’s lips twisted into a wry grin "You mean after I leave the chances that I will break Severin’s curse are significantly lower?"

Duval’s , and Emele dropped her slate

"Oh yes," Elle said "I know all about your secret plans"

E enough to write, How?

"Severin," Elle said

Duval hung his head, and Emele bent to retrieve her slate

I did not mean to use you, Elle The maid earnestly wrote

Elle’s senuinely like ood of a chance to pass up, I suppose?"

E out a reply No, it was not merely that you are fean to hope when I learned what a compassionate, spirited person you are