She is silent for a moment, taking this in with mixed emotion. "That is good news," she says finally. "And I am most glad to know I will not need to be parted from you so soon. But I take it my brother will refuse my request to move forward our wedding, and has told you as much."
She does not sound angry, merely resigned, and her arm tightens a little around him. "It was a faint hope, for there are many reasons to leave things as they are. But I admit I am disappointed."
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Date: 2018-08-30 10:39 am (UTC)She does not sound angry, merely resigned, and her arm tightens a little around him. "It was a faint hope, for there are many reasons to leave things as they are. But I admit I am disappointed."