Dance of Death
“How dare you say something so cruel?” Madeline exclaimed.
Auntie scuttled past Madeline into the bedroom. She closed the door behind them.
“Shhhh,” Auntie warned, raising a finger dramatically to her lips. “Not so loud. Nobody must hear us. Nobody must know.”
“Know what?” Madeline asked.
“That I came to see you. That I told you the truth.”
“I already know the truth about Justin, Auntie. He loves me and he wants to marry me.”
“Noooo,” Auntie moaned. She paced around Madeline’s room. Her candle c...ast weird shadows on the walls.
“That way lies danger. If you marry Justin, you will die. You must listen to me,” she urged. She sounded close to tears. “You must believe me, child.”
It’s probably better for me to let her tell her story, Madeline realized. If I don’t, she’ll never calm down. She’ll wake up the whole house. I don’t want to have to explain her presence in my room to Cousin Deborah and Cousin Marcus.
“All right, Auntie,” she agreed. She placed her candle on the dressing table.MoreLess
Auntie scuttled past Madeline into the bedroom. She closed the door behind them.
“Shhhh,” Auntie warned, raising a finger dramatically to her lips. “Not so loud. Nobody must hear us. Nobody must know.”
“Know what?” Madeline asked.
“That I came to see you. That I told you the truth.”
“I already know the truth about Justin, Auntie. He loves me and he wants to marry me.”
“Noooo,” Auntie moaned. She paced around Madeline’s room. Her candle c...ast weird shadows on the walls.
“That way lies danger. If you marry Justin, you will die. You must listen to me,” she urged. She sounded close to tears. “You must believe me, child.”
It’s probably better for me to let her tell her story, Madeline realized. If I don’t, she’ll never calm down. She’ll wake up the whole house. I don’t want to have to explain her presence in my room to Cousin Deborah and Cousin Marcus.
“All right, Auntie,” she agreed. She placed her candle on the dressing table.MoreLess
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