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"What is that?" Karigan asked after the butler left the dining room

"Kauv Would you care for some?"

"Er, no I mean the papers"

"Oh The daily news, such as it is Mainly the eanda, I daresay What nes have been enacted that we must follow, the latest fire in town, and the ee to various cere Now my dear, when you are finished with your meal, Lorine will help you prepare for our excursion into the city"

"I--I’lanced down at herself as if to once own

"Women’s dress is beyond me," he said with an absent wave of his hand, "but I understand there are certain protocols to follow if a woman is to be considered properly stylish Lorine will knohat to do" He rolled his eyes and attended to his papers

Karigan stood, and Lorine cae out of the green dress into the sapphire Evidently the green was herdress Her shoes were changed to a stiffer and more polished black pair, and this tiloves, cloak, and bri that fell over her face Karigan tried to blow it away, causing Lorine to laugh

"You must wear the veil," she said

"Why? It’s ridiculous, and it tickles my nose"

"It is proper And it may protect you from the ill humors in the air Now this color suits you, doesn’t it" She straightened Karigan’s cloak with a satisfied expression on her face

Ill hu her ill hu her face was supposed to be more proper

Once more downstairs, she said as much to the professor while they waited in the foyer for the carriage to be brought around He replied, "The euidelines for what is acceptable He has certain notions of how a true woed "It is all we’ve ever known and are accustomed to it Best you pretend to be, as well" He leaned down and whispered, "I’ve always thought the woe with their veils, because the rest of us can never tell what they are thinking"