— Next Day; Morning —
||Aegremonth; Castle|
"I can imagine how happy Louisa must feel by this time."
The girl who had spoken had a shimmering glow about her moonstone face while she smiled meekly. This person was none other than Elizabeth. She had said this in a gleeful tone whilst she sat facing the elegant reflection of herself. It was the time of the morning during which she had undergone her bathing session with her care-givers by her side to assist her to get groomed.
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For Lizzie, the previous night season had been the kind to stretch into seemingly unending hours of moonlight bliss. Those hours of no activity had been devoured by how restless and anxious she was about the fixed Banquet for the next day. She had become particularly anxious because of her deep excitement of getting to see Bessie and the rest of the family.
