[People here do seem rather careless of manners, shedding those as they have shed proper clothing too. Well, she doesn't mind terribly if they speak as if they are friends already.]
Let's see. I have three sisters, all older than me. Meg has been married nearly three years already, and she has got a sweet little girl and boy. Babies sprout up so fast, I shouldn't be surprised if they are so much bigger than I remember. Jo went to live in New York to write. She invents the best stories — when we were girls, she would write plays for us to put on together. She came back home to look after Beth, though. And Beth is an angel at the piano bench. She has the kindest heart I know.
[A pause, in which she feels that she has not adequately painted the picture for Jyn.]
It would certainly be less awful here with even just one of them. I shall pray that your friend arrives safely too, if he must arrive at all.
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Thank you, Jyn, then.
[People here do seem rather careless of manners, shedding those as they have shed proper clothing too. Well, she doesn't mind terribly if they speak as if they are friends already.]
Let's see. I have three sisters, all older than me. Meg has been married nearly three years already, and she has got a sweet little girl and boy. Babies sprout up so fast, I shouldn't be surprised if they are so much bigger than I remember. Jo went to live in New York to write. She invents the best stories — when we were girls, she would write plays for us to put on together. She came back home to look after Beth, though. And Beth is an angel at the piano bench. She has the kindest heart I know.
[A pause, in which she feels that she has not adequately painted the picture for Jyn.]
It would certainly be less awful here with even just one of them. I shall pray that your friend arrives safely too, if he must arrive at all.