Eventually, there's a soft knock at the door. Lucy's wearing a jumper this time, which helps the cold a bit, and she's brought a small package with her.
"Do they? Perhaps you should write a new one, then," she says with a grin as she does her best to balance butter without knocking anything else in the cupboard over.
"A very accurate one." Or, perhaps, she thinks, that is no the best idea with the Witch about.
"That is because you're lovely that way, Mr Tumnus," she says with a smile, and then admits, "I'm--I'm a bit cross with my siblings at the moment. I'm not sure I should really like to talk much about it, though."
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Date: 2008-07-19 02:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-19 02:19 am (UTC)"You came back!"
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Date: 2008-07-19 02:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-19 02:30 am (UTC)The scones that aren't working are hidden under a cloth as he sets the kettle going while he comes closer, offering a hand.
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Date: 2008-08-21 12:21 am (UTC)It always seems so nice to her and cozy, and the titles of the books like The Myth of Man fascinate her.
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Date: 2008-08-21 12:24 am (UTC)Tumnus starts bustling about, finding the bread and the kettle and smiling as she looks at the books,
"Most of them seem to be terribly wrong if you're to an example of Men."
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Date: 2008-08-21 12:30 am (UTC)"A very accurate one." Or, perhaps, she thinks, that is no the best idea with the Witch about.
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Date: 2008-08-21 12:40 am (UTC)He's not sure where he would be able to do the best research though.
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Date: 2008-08-21 01:01 am (UTC)Assuming that they ever come, rather than just thinking she's playing a silly game.
Lucy scowls for a moment before being distracted by peering at a quilt.
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Date: 2008-08-21 01:15 am (UTC)The kettle is whistling but he doesn't like to see her so unhappy.
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Date: 2008-08-21 01:30 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-21 01:35 am (UTC)He pours out the water and gives her another look,
"If you're sure since I'm glad to listen."
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Date: 2008-09-20 12:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-20 12:26 am (UTC)"Why shouldn't you talk about it?"
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Date: 2008-09-20 02:03 am (UTC)"They upset me."
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Date: 2008-09-20 02:35 am (UTC)"I'm sorry they did that and hopefully they'll apologize to you."
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Date: 2008-09-20 02:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-20 02:37 am (UTC)"I'd like to meet them someday."
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Date: 2008-09-20 02:39 am (UTC)Lucy's face brightens, and then the smile fades a bit as she remembers that Edmund, at least, has been to Narnia.
"--Do you think we could have tea now, perhaps?"
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Date: 2008-09-20 02:48 am (UTC)It does him a lot of good to hear her say that, he was rather foolishly worried, she wouldn't want her family to know him.