Sat, May 19 2012
Late in the night, the Aurora had land to London, leaving the passengers part after three hours of flying in a winter’s cold night. Aouda’s parents had taken a cab for go to their residence whereas Rebecca, Aouda and Passepartout, them take an other for go to the Saville row residence. Passepartout should handle light the lamps and warm their room they may occupy, made hot the for all warmed them after this transport in cap in this cold night. Passepartout was busy like he do for his master, but Aouda and Rebecca does in a way for slow down him.
(Rebecca)- Passepartout! You’re not obliging as much and as quickly. (Passepartout)- But, miss, I’m valet and I...
Aouda, a smile on her lips, cut him.
(Aouda)- Yes Passepartout, you are Phileas’s valet, but he isn’t here. You can slow down the cadence and do less.
Passepartout wasn’t use to it, well only less on the Aurora He doesn’t know how act. In his head, He did see all his master had lay down to him do, prepare a guest room, serve the, bright a fire, light the lamps, and other.
(Rebecca)- If we sit down in the living room in waiting to drink a good hot tea before go to bed. (Passepartout)- I serve it now.
He goes to the kitchen leaving both misses behind him.
(Rebecca)- Then, what we will do tomorrow before go back to Shilling worth? (Aouda)- Well, I should go for start in a small Indian store in town. (Rebecca)- Why?
She shows a big smile.
(Aouda)- For what I’ve in mind like way satiate my vengeance on Phileas after his small drunkenness and the affront than he made me undergo.
Aouda quilted Rebecca‘s curiosity than was pain to rest quiet sit down in her seat with anticipation.
(Rebecca)- What do you think?
Aouda’ll go answer when Passepartout coming in the living room bring the tea.
(Passepartout)- I hope than you don’t think be too hard on my master for his behavior, after all he is apologized. And he was really too affected when I remember him his acts, last whose I know. (Aouda)- I don’t doubt Passepartout. But admit than his behavior has shocked you too. (Passepartout)- Well, yes I was shocked see him yell on you like he did in everybody’s knowledge. (Rebecca)- And do you believe than it deserve a small vengeance, Passepartout, don’t you? (Passepartout)- Maybe, all depend of the vengeance. (Aouda)- It will be to his tall, trust me.
She hides her light envy of laugh with a gulp of tea. Phileas should pay surely for what he doesn’t remember, but he knowing the effect be let on his hunger. After have drink their tea, they take every their way to their room.
At Shillingworth, Jules and Phileas had finished their chess game late in evening. Phileas was find in Jules a hard opposing or he was him whom had got his mind too busy on the reasons whose bring Aouda to be so distant with him, ever after he had gotten his excuses. Lay down in his bed, he don’t find his rest. He did search to find the answers. Surely than something out of what Passepartout had say him about his behavior had cause this distance between Aouda and him. More he shuffled his memories less he find answer. He is come to insult himself in silence had been so idiot to be drunk. The rest win him in wee hours of morning, when doesn’t find more insult throw on him after have take out all whose he know and in all tongue he know.
In morning at London, Passepartout get up the first as his custom. He handles of the coffee and the small breakfast. Maybe his master isn’t present but the demoiselles may have certainly envy a good hot meal before their courses in town. Passepartout settle the table when he sees Rebecca coming in the room.
(Rebecca)- Good morning. What were you doing? (Passepartout)- Good morning misses Rebecca! A while small breakfast. (Rebecca)- Well I believe than I may take a cup of coffee in waiting Aouda.
She doesn’t wait long, Aouda stay in the entry or the room.
(Aouda)- Good morning. (Rebecca)- Good morning, did you sleep well? (Passepartout)- Good morning miss Parihar, sit down, I serve you the small breakfast.
She sits down then Passepartout handle of all. He’ll go quit nest for handle of the kitchen, when Rebecca invite hit to sit with them for drink a cup of coffee.
(Rebecca)- Sit down Passepartout, nothing hurry. Phileas doesn’t risk complain. You can surely take a good cup of coffee with us.
Passepartout hesitate then take a seat and finally a cup of coffee. Au fond it isn’t worse on board of the Aurora. He can allow it to himself. He relax a little in tasted his coffee. Then should part of the discussion when the planing of the day start to take form. He got a list of courses to made then the ladies should pass made take their measurements for the wedding’s clothes in more of few other little courses. They should has for few hours for next all meet at the Aurora ready to go back at Shillingwoth as provided in after noon.
As provided, Passepartout was charge of his list of courses and was nest going to the Aurora for wait Aouda and Rebecca. He had made a little of clean up in waiting. And with what he had bought while of his courses, he had made a light meal. Then a little more lately the ladies were in last come back, with a small package. A package wrap in brown commercial paper tie by string. Passepartout had find than the size look strongly like a box, a small chocolate’s box. What do it be whatsoever other than it, He hadn’t weighted it neither touch it. Aouda had put the package on the table and neither her nor Rebecca had talk about hit. They all sit at table and share the meal. After, Passepartout had wash and gather the dishes. He was next charge de settle the cap at Shilingworth and was stay in commands.
In the main cabin, Rebecca play witches the package under Aouda’s amused gaze.
(Rebecca)- Do you believe than I could borrow it now and then? (Aouda)- I doubt strongly of it. Once than Phileas put his hand on it, it risk disparate of the sight forever. (Rebecca)- Don’t you let him throw it in fire, don’t you? (Aouda)- I didn’t necessarily reference to destroy it. No, I should see him either one hide it in more deeply in his safe for forget the presence of it or the other conserve it within reach to hand hide behind his bed’s head for a future utilization. (Rebecca)- Hum! At less there, I should know where search for have access to it in his absence. (Aouda)-I should bet than if you doing catch by Phileas digging in his things for find it, you should got a good sermon and surely not the such of whose recite in a church. (Rebecca)- I see what it should give.
Rebecca rose for fun and take a tone a little bit like his cousin’s.
(Rebecca)- Becca! What’s the hell you doing there? Damn it, it isn’t drive like a lady than rummage through the other’s things! By hellfire! Certainly not suitable than a lady ransack a gentleman’s room!
Aouda and her burst to laugh. Well she holds a point. They finish their tea happy than Phileas hadn’t been present for heard their mockeries to his subject. Aouda think than be married with Phileas and have Rebecca around should be certainly not ennui for her. The complicity with her soon to be cousin in law was already well set up.
The rest of the flight passes off in a discussion about the clothing choice for the wedding and the specific details to hers dress. Then Rebecca asks for herself if Phileas shouldn’t mode in suck than Jules be clothed for the event. She has surely a take care to made in suck than Jules agreed once more not the charity but a knack of it. In best men of the groom, it should be more suitable to see him wear a tuxedo. She’ll succeed to made him agree a tuxedo in use the good arguments, she succeed always.
One the Aurora land on the propriety of Shillingworth in after noon, they all go to inside curious to know what Jules and Phileas can well going. The demoiselles go around the rooms then Passepartout go made the tea. They find Jules sit in the drawing room sit forward a chessboard searching whose move made, but none traces of Phileas.
(Rebecca)- Good after noon Jules, where’s Phileas? (Jules)- Hi! Rebecca, Mademoiselle Parihar. He was here a minute or two ago, I believe than he should come back soon. He’s handled a minor problem. (Aouda)- Good after noon Jules. I see than you find to entertaining you.
Hearing the voices in the drawing room Phileas wearing a big smile on his face mark by his short night of sleep.
(Phileas)- Well, well, already come back!
Aouda little bit worry brings close to him and as the precedent time put a light kiss on his cheek.
(Aouda)- Yes, Phileas, do you sure you go well? (Phileas)- Yes, of course. How was the trip to London? (Aouda)- Perfectly well, I should do come back to London for a trying next week. (Rebecca)- In pass my sirs, I hope than you had think to your tuxedos?
Jules’s face blank on the word «tuxedo» and search to repeat it. Well, he hadn’t think he need one, surely than for buy one it should cut in others thinks for allow it.
(Jules)- Eu... Eu... A tuxedo... (Rebecca)- Yes, I’ve well fear than you need an evening dress, but don’t worry, I’m sure than it is a way made it easily. Don’t you think Phileas? (Phileas)- Perfectly, Verne! We could make sure that before take you back to Paris.
Rebecca come close of the chessboard, Jules had done his move and obviously it was now Phileas’s turn that did see has forgot. She observes a long moment and can’t prevent to exclaimed in surprise.
(Rebecca)- Checkmate!
Jules had done it again. Phileas, whom had hoped a return game, was made have again. He had certainly not in his habitual state of mind. He observes the chessboard in search where he had open his guard. Then, he observes Jules in face.
(Phileas)- My congratulations, Verne, you’re on all evidence ameliorate!
Or it’s me whom is worsened, Phileas think seriously. Then Passepartout coming in bring the tea. He serve everyone them. The rest of the after noon pass well, but Phileas let down his intention draw Aouda at distance the others then the act should seen suspect. Surely he could see her in privy more lately. The meal was serve then the evening pass off in a small discussion. In his mind Phileas hold to wait then the others quit for the night in order to can talk with Aouda, but his body did seen have decide differently. He had pain to stay wake, his lack of sleep act again him. So he was the fist excuse himself to quit for his room.
He goes to his room and closes the door behind him. He takes off his coat, waistcoat and tie. He put all of it carefully on a chair thinking to try stay waked again a hour or two, question talk to Aouda in intimated. He shouldn’t endure an other night to insult himself if he doesn’t. He takes out a nightshirt and put it on the bed. He can’t take on it, not now. He should go in Aouda’s room and hold keep the appearances, if he should be see going there. He free of his suspenders and sit down in a armchair for read question entertaining in wait the moment where Aouda come upstairs to her room. He was sit reading almost an hour ago when someone knocks on his door. He rose and goes to the door thinking it was probably Passepartout.
(Phileas)- Passepartout? (Aouda)- No, it’s me. Can I come in?
He opens the door and takes a step at side question let her come in.
(Phileas)- Ha! Aouda! Of course, come in.
She comes in the room holding a package in her hand and he closes the door. Him whom wand speaks to her in privacy long time ago, to find forward her unexpected he grows nervous.
(Phileas)- I... I’d want... Speak to you... You fall well. (Aouda)- Yes, well I’m here, but I’ve a small something for you.
She gotten the package for him takes it. A package wrap in brown commercial paper, tie up. He take the package who’s the weight and size oddly remember him some thing he had hold in his hands a short time ago. He unwrap it and observe than he holds a book in his hands. A book whose the words on the covert say nothing to him, an estrange tongue. He open the covert and understand than it was well and truly an estrange tongue. His gaze quit the book and put on Aouda in astonish.
(Phileas)- Thank you, but I fear than well I can read in numerous tongue, Hindu unfortunately doesn’t part of it. Do you wand read it for me or then traduces it?
Her serious expression, Aouda look on him in avoiding show any amusement on what should come next.
(Aouda)- Phileas, I doubt than you need me for it, it’s your, go on, flip it.
Phileas flip the contain of this volume until pass what it seen the first chapter. He continues and his look falls on a drawing. A nude woman. Does the warm of the room have increase, he was surprise. He flips a little bit more and the next drawings give him hard effects to fight. His jaw fall, he feel his breath stick in his throat and his shaking hands have pain to hold the book. Aouda in satisfaction take a step forward, take the book, close it in a dry and quick movement then stick it firmly on his abdomen in use a steady and determined tone.
(Aouda)- I hope than you appraise the vision Phileas, because in what concern you, it’s all than permit to you for the next two months to come!
Then she quit the room leave him behind her, without breath, without nerves and whit a deeply need for much more. But, she has quit the room in slimming the door.
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