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Tweak says, "Bust out the white dragon!"

Effie (lacemaker) wrote in lechance,
@ 2009-01-13 09:12:00

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effie gallehawk, hattie palmer

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Effie was taking advantage of the warm weather, and sitting out on the porch of the house with her pillow on her lap. Her feet were tucked up on a stool, as she still had lingering nerves about whatever those metal skittering things had been returning, and she was certain those had been responsible for the damage to her threads. Such a little thing, in appearance, but so much to her. The box of threads was at her side, another box of bobbins next to it, and she was trying to wind pairs to start the next pattern.

Trying. The thread came to an abrupt end again, and she swore fervently, very Glaswegian and thoroughly unladylike, before glancing up and blushing hard, eyes widening as she caught sight of the person passing on the street. "Oh, I'm that sorry, ye'll forgive me, please, for saying such?"

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	lacemaker 2009-01-19 05:52 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, ye didna," Effie assured her. "Truly. Only I know 'tis soon, and...I havena family nearby." Very soon, and she didn't like the thought of people gossiping about how soon, and even if her family was close, then, well, she wasn't sure how much help Catherine would be. After all, Catherine hadn't children of her own yet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_homemaker813 2009-01-19 07:48 am UTC (link)
	"Oh." Hattie finally realised why Effie was upset. "I'm sure no-one who knows you would think badly of you!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lacemaker 2009-01-19 07:54 am UTC (link)
	"There isna a great many folk who do know me," Effie pointed out. "I dinna mean to upset ye, Hattie, for truth." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_homemaker813 2009-01-19 07:57 am UTC (link)
	Hattie smiled ruefully. "I'm only upset because I upset you! I'm sorry, Effie. Though actually, I think a fair few folk know you through your trade, even if not personally. They won't think badly of you, I'm sure!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lacemaker 2009-01-19 03:30 pm UTC (link)
	"I dinna think they'd dare," she said, with perfect honesty. "Jonathan wouldna let them." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_homemaker813 2009-01-20 03:49 am UTC (link)
	"Of course he wouldn't!" Hattie declared loyally. She patted Effie's hand. "You'll be fine." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lacemaker 2009-01-20 07:03 am UTC (link)
	Effie nodded, and looked down at Hattie's hand, biting her lip. "I'm frit, Hattie," she confessed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_homemaker813 2009-01-20 07:42 am UTC (link)
	Instantly, Hattie was all protective and motherly. "Frightened?" she cried. "Oh, Effie - what of?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lacemaker 2009-01-20 07:47 am UTC (link)
	Oh, stars, where to even start. "Tis so much. So much than can go astray, and then...hae ye seen a birthing?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_homemaker813 2009-01-20 07:48 am UTC (link)
	"No, I haven't, I'm afraid. I know there are things that can go wrong, but... Effie, Mr Ibis will look after you! And the doctor too!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lacemaker 2009-01-21 05:09 pm UTC (link)
	"I have," she said, a little blankly. "I didna grow up with wealth, and there was always some woman in the tenements..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_homemaker813 2009-01-22 01:38 pm UTC (link)
	Hattie winced very faintly. "I'm afraid my childhood was rather different. We were much further from our neighbours and I've never been close to anyone who was having a baby." She squeezed Effie's hand. "Was it... Was it often bad?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lacemaker 2009-01-22 03:34 pm UTC (link)
	"Twas very loud," she confessed, gripping Hattie's hand firmly. "We had...there was a family to each tenement, and lucky if we had two rooms. Everyone knew each other." Whether they liked it or not. "Tis much quieter here." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_homemaker813 2009-01-22 03:40 pm UTC (link)
	"Goodness," Hattie said, rather blankly. "It must have been a godsend for you, being invited to LeChance!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lacemaker 2009-01-23 03:00 am UTC (link)
	"I didna come direct," she explained. "My sister was matched, and we pooled our savings... lace sells better here than at home, and there was a dressmaker I'd had business with in Boston." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_homemaker813 2009-01-25 02:25 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh yes, I'd forgotten that. You did tell me! Is your sister still in Boston?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lacemaker 2009-01-26 02:12 am UTC (link)
	Effie shook her hand, hands folded together in her lap. "Catherine is still in Glasgow, wi' John James. Are your family still in..." she paused, frowning, trying to remember, "Hertfordshire?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_homemaker813 2009-01-26 02:32 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, apart from Electra who moved away when she married. Oh, what a shame that none of your family will be able to be with you for the birth of your child!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lacemaker 2009-01-26 02:34 am UTC (link)
	"I spery they could travel out?" she said doubtfully. "But 'tis an awful way, and John James is in his training." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_homemaker813 2009-01-26 04:23 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, I don't suppose it's practical, really," Hattie agreed sympathetically. "That's the downside to having moved here, I suppose. We will all have to rely on our friends rather than our family - well, and our spouses, of course!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lacemaker 2009-01-26 04:33 am UTC (link)
	Effie smiled softly, hand unconsciously smoothing her skirts over the faint curve of her belly. "I dinna think Jonathan would be wanting to see me that way." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_homemaker813 2009-01-26 04:35 am UTC (link)
	Hattie stared at her. "What do you mean? Why on earth wouldn't he want to see you?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lacemaker 2009-01-26 05:37 am UTC (link)
	"I mean..." She flushed. "When my time is come." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_homemaker813 2009-01-26 05:47 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, Effie! Of course he'll want to be there! He wants to look after you, doesn't he!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lacemaker 2009-01-26 05:57 am UTC (link)
	She blushed dark. "I shouldna' hae raised the matter." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)