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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 2009-01-26 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)

	ex_homemaker813 2009-01-26 06:08 am UTC (link)
	Hattie reached out again in concern. "Effie, I'm sorry. Have I said something wrong?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lacemaker 2009-01-26 06:28 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, nay, no' at all!" she assured Hattie. "Tis just...tis a delicate matter." And not one she should have raised at all, least of all in the street. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_homemaker813 2009-01-26 06:34 am UTC (link)
	"Perhaps - perhaps you need to talk to Mr Ibis about it?" Hattie suggested timidly. "But, you know, if he doesn't want to be there... You know I'll be there for you, don't you?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lacemaker 2009-01-26 06:47 am UTC (link)
	Effie nodded. "Aye, I do." Once she'd talked to the doctor about the matter, at least. "And...oh, Hattie, truly? Ye'd be willing for that?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_homemaker813 2009-01-26 06:50 am UTC (link)
	"Of course I would!" Hattie cried warmly. "I'd be honoured!" She grinned, a slight pink tinge to her cheeks. "Besides, it would be good to have the experience. Delphina and I are hoping to have children too some day, so, you know..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lacemaker 2009-01-26 06:54 am UTC (link)
	"I wondered if ye might be," Effie confessed, a little shyly. "Is it...I mean, is it ye that would carry the bairn?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_homemaker813 2009-01-26 06:57 am UTC (link)
	"Well, I think I'll be having the first one, yes. Delphina would like to carry one, but she's not as eager for it as I am. We do need to find a man first, though, of course!" She grinned. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lacemaker 2009-01-26 07:52 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, aye." Effie grinned, still blushing, because, well. Men and babies. "Is there one ye hae an eye to?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_homemaker813 2009-01-26 10:18 am UTC (link)
	"Not really, so far," Hattie admitted. "It has to be someone very special, after all, to be the father of our children!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lacemaker 2009-01-26 02:58 pm UTC (link)
	"Ah, ye'll come by him," she said comfortingly. "When the time comes right." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_homemaker813 2009-01-26 03:05 pm UTC (link)
	"I know. There's really no hurry. We're both very young yet. And it's probably a good idea to get the house completely finished, and Delphina's vetinary practice well-established first." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lacemaker 2009-01-26 03:14 pm UTC (link)
	Effie glanced down at her bobbins. "Aye, well, we planned to wait, but, these things happen, I suppose. Tis easier, maybe, to wait. Is Ms. Salas - Mrs. Salas, are ye both? - doing well with her business?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_homemaker813 2009-01-26 03:21 pm UTC (link)
	Hattie grinned. "Yes, we really do need a different form of titles for same-gender marriages, don't we? The practice is going very well - Delphina's very busy!" She sobered. "There do seem to have been an unfortunate number of accidents to animals lately." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lacemaker 2009-01-26 03:32 pm UTC (link)
	"Aye?" Effie looked up at Hattie, eyes sharpening. "Is it so? What manner of accidents would that be?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_homemaker813 2009-01-26 03:42 pm UTC (link)
	"I don't really know. She doesn't really talk about her work very much - and I know next to nothing about animals so I don't ask. But I know she's been called out a lot recently." Hattie looked worried. "Oh dear, do you think it could be related to whatever got into your threads and Sadie's silk?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lacemaker 2009-01-26 04:08 pm UTC (link)
	"It doesna' seem likely," she said, with a slight frown. "Most critters that eat my threads are so wee, little buggy things, no' big enough to do harm to animals." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_homemaker813 2009-01-26 04:16 pm UTC (link)
	"Yes, I agree it doesn't seem likely," Hattie nodded, still puzzled. "Perhaps it is just the misfortunes of animals getting used to a new town. I shall have to ask Delphina if there might be anything odd connecting her patients." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lacemaker 2009-01-26 04:46 pm UTC (link)
	"Ye'll let me know if it seems more likely?" Effie asked, still not seeing any possible link. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_homemaker813 2009-01-26 04:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Of course I will! We all need to pull together to find out what's going on - if there is something going on. The animals may just be a coincidence." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lacemaker 2009-01-27 02:25 am UTC (link)
	She nodded uncertainly. "Tis an unco' strange place, some days." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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