"I can well imagine, nor do I blame you." He smiles at her, just a hint of mischief in his face. "I too was forever tagging at my brother's heels, demanding to be taught whatever it was he learned--and I had not the excuse of avoiding so tedious a task as embroidery!"
Throughout all this discussion he has not ignored her injuries, nor his own, and he can tell they are both beginning to flag. He glances up at the sky. "I make it about noon, to judge by the sun," he says, shading his eyes. "No doubt Pippin could judge to a nicety with his stomach alone, but I must rely on more conventional means of telling the time. Shall we see if Merry is desirous of company over luncheon?" He offers her his arm again.
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Date: 2018-08-12 09:53 pm (UTC)Throughout all this discussion he has not ignored her injuries, nor his own, and he can tell they are both beginning to flag. He glances up at the sky. "I make it about noon, to judge by the sun," he says, shading his eyes. "No doubt Pippin could judge to a nicety with his stomach alone, but I must rely on more conventional means of telling the time. Shall we see if Merry is desirous of company over luncheon?" He offers her his arm again.