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"Go through what again?" Pri"

"That’s good Sleep heals"

"Most sagacious, e reticule, stuffed to bursting, as well as a round pie tin, empty, and an embroidery hoop, full

"Prim, you know Quesnel doesn’t embroider?" Rue shifted a little away froht bustle

Bustle Prim did "But I do and soil"

"Excellent, then we can take it in shifts"

"You’re too good sometimes, Primrose"

"I know"

"What’s the pie tin for?"

Prim went very red "His, um, tender essentials"

Rue blinked and then, "Oh"

Pri various additional necessities from the reticule – her enac and iodine, es, and a jar of calf’s foot jelly

"And the jelly?"

"I don’t know But Mother was always sending round calf’s foot jelly to invalids and I knew Cook had so"

"I’es Adlowed at the complie I used Steel and Gardiner’s reco to India and multiplied the contents tenfold" She stood back, conte?"

"If you have, send Virgil out for it when he gets here" Rue stood, stretching "Don’t be surprised if Quensel wakes up talking of robins"

Rue stayed, looking down at Quesnel while Pris in that competent way of hers

His face, without the twinkle and animation, was different, lost And, of course, she’d never seen what he looked like sleeping

"Pri arm about Rue’s waist and rested her head on her shoulder

"Did I do wrong by him?"

"Did he say he loves you?"