You shouldn't believe what you read in the paper. [It starts as an automatic dismissive response, but by the end of it she has remembered who she's responding to, and there's a hint of wry humour a little odd in a child. But the phrase is one of Dame Ariel's patented ones, so Kesara has some perspective on it.
She hesitates when he asks after her, the strange audible kind of hesitation. To look like a weak child to Mr. Solomons is an appalling prospect. But she can spin it, she thinks. It wouldn't be lying.]
I found some things. Many things. The story doesn't have to be free. You'll want to know.
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Date: 2016-05-31 04:43 pm (UTC)She hesitates when he asks after her, the strange audible kind of hesitation. To look like a weak child to Mr. Solomons is an appalling prospect. But she can spin it, she thinks. It wouldn't be lying.]
I found some things. Many things. The story doesn't have to be free. You'll want to know.