[ The last girl he’d talked to about hunting had been so offended by
the subject as to make speaking of it intolerable. Lucy is so far removed
from that to suggest it, and he feels a rush of amused fondness for her.
She has never sounded so much like a noble. ]
Yes, of course. We’ve no dogs, but we could make do.
Athos is coming to get you, you said. Would you like me to make the
arrangements?
[ Already, he's making his way down to the stables. He'll collect Lucy's bow and quiver on the way, as well, since he knows she prefers them to guns. ]
Come to find me once you're here. We'll take your mind off all of this.
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A ride? An excursion! Into the woods?
A hunt?
[She hunts. She likes it. That's why she has a bow!]
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[ The last girl he’d talked to about hunting had been so offended by the subject as to make speaking of it intolerable. Lucy is so far removed from that to suggest it, and he feels a rush of amused fondness for her. She has never sounded so much like a noble. ]
Yes, of course. We’ve no dogs, but we could make do.
Athos is coming to get you, you said. Would you like me to make the arrangements?
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[She sounds just a little brighter now, like maybe this is making her feel better.]
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[ Already, he's making his way down to the stables. He'll collect Lucy's bow and quiver on the way, as well, since he knows she prefers them to guns. ]
Come to find me once you're here. We'll take your mind off all of this.
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