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only_daughter (only_daughter) wrote in toujoursliberer,
@ 2008-10-17 16:15:00

Entry tags:

character development, olivia_blake, patience_hurst

Patience Hurst: Tea and Gossip
Subject:Gossip
Who: Patience Hurst
Where: The Hurst’s London home.
Warnings: None
Open to: Olivia Blake

Patience was ever so excited. She had spent a great deal of the morning arranging flowers – pretty and seasonal – in a vase on the ornate parlour table while around her the servants dusted and prepared what she had instructed for dinner.

It wasn’t often that Olivia arrived in London and Patience was determined to make the most of the afternoon, and to none to subtly show the other young girl how refined she was becoming with all the attention she received from gentlemen. Soon Patience would be married , although she had not yet picked which suitor she would deem to say yes to, and perhaps her good fortune would affect her dear friends. She would hate to keep the company of old maids.

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laboheme
2008-10-19 04:48 pm UTC (link)

Olivia closed her book and set it on the seat beside her. She was far too excited to concentrate, it felt like it had been so long since she had last seen Patience. She looked out of the carriage window at the landscape that was slowly turning into the city of London. Truthfully, she didn't much care for the city. It was overcrowded and dirty, and the grim faces of the disadvantaged that seemed to be everywhere tore at her heart. Why her family and friends seemed to love it so was beyond her understanding, but love it they did and so she did her best to tolerate it for them.

As the carriage neared the Hurst's home, she began to fuss at her hair and to pull on her gloves. She knew that Patience cared a great deal for such things and Olivia wanted to please her. Patience always looked lovely and perfect and it made Olivia feel a bit inadequate beside her. She fussed some more and then all of a sudden the carriage came to a stop and the door was held open for her. Olivia got down only slightly less gracefully than she would have liked and headed up the steps to the Hurst's door.

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only_daughter
2008-10-19 05:08 pm UTC (link)

Patience watched through the window, peeking through the gap in the curtains as the footman opened the door, greeting Olivia. She wouldn't be informal enough to greet her friends herself, or so low-class. Instead she settled in the window seat, pretending she had been engrossed in some needle-point as Olivia was shown into the room.

She looked up at her friend with a radiant smile, but did not rise straight away. "Olivia, how well you look!" She commented, setting her needle point aside and standing to greet her friend.

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laboheme
2008-10-19 05:56 pm UTC (link)

Olivia gave Patience a bright smile in return as she crossed the room to greet her. "And you, dear Patience, have grown even more lovely, if that's possible," she gushed.

Olivia was hardly able to wait until they were settled and the servants dismissed so they were alone. She wanted to ask so many questions and she was sure that Patience had a good deal of society news to share. "How wonderful it is to finally see you again," Olivia said, "I have missed you so."

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