VEIL OF OBEDIENCE
ad evidently spent much of the night sobbing in hopelessness based on the w
She applied a handkerchief to her mouth with both hands, as though trying to choke back a scream that was on the edge of her tongue. Her face was adorned with sparkling tears that gleamed like diam
tionally, why are you donning Uncle Adrian's outdated striped pants? She truly stopped crying at the last quest
"Don't worry." "I'm okay," she said. "Yes, but where
d shocked. Sadly, that didn't sound all that convincing. How quickly time passes, how very quickly.She questioned
a good explanation why a girl in pan
h large, puffy sleeves and lace decorations, along with the obligatory crinoline-a whalebone construction used to hold gigantic hoop skirts. The unfortun
re a good cause for a wom
he was intellig
spond, Elena?" Wh
argue with Ella. Desperate to come up
hands together in a childlike mann
ut I was just unable to give her the tr
ate secrets. She would have nightmares for three years if I told her that I went out to vote illegally in a parliamentary election while wearing men's clothes, tha
ppen to me. I shook my head quite convincingly.And since I couldn't recall the title of the book I read, I felt it would be a good idea to follow suit and dress like males when they didn't want to be bothe
been terrified of anything, much less something as absurd as the dark. If trouble had decided to arise, I would have snat
, her huge hoop skirt was in the way and she was giving me a very awkward em
lly was, I really was." She'd a
and not you, I reassured her, rubbing her head. "Oh, I would have died of fear
unt Xavier, ELENA, right now." "She was curious about your wh
tricked, my aunt was a different story. She would not be at all calmed
g, heading for the door. "Cease! Hold on.' Why?
ommitted some massive, scandalous transgression. Whenever something unusual occurred close to me, her i
this." I pointed to Uncle Adrian'
tatement. However, I felt it would be preferable to