"So that's the way it is with the two o'you is it?"
Perhaps Mardath was more observant than most gave him credit for. Niniel blushed and looked away. She hadn't planned to tell Soronume, for fear of embarassing herself and him as well. She had no idea if Soronume shared her feelings, and certainly had not intended for some stranger to comment like that.
"Whoops! Seems 'twasna quite th' time for tha' remark, eh? Begging your pardon, Niniel was't? I dinna mean t'embarrass ye."
"I--it's all--all right. I--I--excuse me!" Niniel blushed furiously and hurriedly left the table. She slipped out of the front door and leaned against the wall, berating herself for her hasty exit but seeing no way to correct it without further embarrassment.
Behind her, she could hear Mardath saying confusedly, "Was't somethin' I said?"
[ May 25, 2003: Message edited by: Tinuviel of Denton ]
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