"It is all they know," Reinette defended them, for reasons that she was completely unsure of. They were precisely the sort that angered at court -- pastel bits of fluff and lace with no real weight at all to them. But she had been down in that room with them when the attack began, she she had a full understanding of what they had been through.
"If I had never been taken to Madame Lebon's, if my future had not held such promise? I might not have been allowed the lessons, to see and do what I did. I might be what they are now."
Reinette did not believe that, but it was a fair point.
But yes. Her current style of dress. Reinette actually laughed briefly.
"Take a long, hot bath," she mused, teasing. "And return to my corseted ways?"
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Date: 2007-09-27 04:13 am (UTC)"If I had never been taken to Madame Lebon's, if my future had not held such promise? I might not have been allowed the lessons, to see and do what I did. I might be what they are now."
Reinette did not believe that, but it was a fair point.
But yes. Her current style of dress. Reinette actually laughed briefly.
"Take a long, hot bath," she mused, teasing. "And return to my corseted ways?"