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Despite what Josie said, Ella still felt like she had good reason to be sorry. She hadn't been a very good sister, and she felt bad about it. "Yes, I do," she disagreed with a sigh. "But...thank you." She was lucky that Josephine was being so forgiving, and that she was still here for her even after everything. Ella curled up underneath the covers, laying on her side and facing Josephine. She couldn't hep but smile when Josie said how proud she was. Everyone was so excited about the university thing, and Ella just hoped that she didn't end up letting everyone down. She really wanted to go. "Oh, I hope so," she said. "I think Peter and I managed to convince them. You could come with me, you know," she suggested with a grin, reaching out and poking Josie's arm. "You're smart enough too."
She knew that university was more her thing than it was Josephine's, and Josie tended not to care as much about things like that. But if she thought it might be something she wanted, Ella would be more than happy to support her in her pursuits. If she still just wanted to be a good wife and mother, though, that was respectable as well. Not everyone had to push the envelope like Ella did. "I'd love to go with you," she said anyways, just throwing the idea out there.
John did seem like a nice guy, Ella had to agree with that. He had been very polite and kind to all of them at dinner. If Alec wasn't in the picture John might have made the perfect husband for her sister, but unfortunately he was doomed to being second best in Josephine's eyes. "How long does this have to go on?" she asked curiously. "Before you tell him that?" If Josephine didn't marry John, she would have to break the news to him sooner or later. But she didn't know if Father had set a deadline, or if they were just taking things one day at a time.
Alec watched Peter carefully, making sure that he wouldn't fall off the horse as he tried to get on. Once Peter was steady in his saddle, Alec swung his leg over Nielson's back and started to lead the way home. It was hard not to yawn; it had to be almost midnight, and Alec had been out and about all day. They could see the Sinclair estate in the distance when Peter spoke up, and Alec looked back to him in surprise. He had been so sour all night, he hadn't been expecting to hear something nice.
"You're welcome," he responded slowly, nodding his head. "I hope so too. And for the record, I don't dislike you." Alec was wary of Peter and his intentions, but he had seen time and time again that he wasn't a bad person. It was just hard not to hold a little bit of a grudge. "The best way to start with Josephine is to not hurt her sister," he advised, glancing back with a small smile. "She'll never forgive you then. But we were both very impressed with how you stood up for Ella today, at the university."
She knew that university was more her thing than it was Josephine's, and Josie tended not to care as much about things like that. But if she thought it might be something she wanted, Ella would be more than happy to support her in her pursuits. If she still just wanted to be a good wife and mother, though, that was respectable as well. Not everyone had to push the envelope like Ella did. "I'd love to go with you," she said anyways, just throwing the idea out there.
John did seem like a nice guy, Ella had to agree with that. He had been very polite and kind to all of them at dinner. If Alec wasn't in the picture John might have made the perfect husband for her sister, but unfortunately he was doomed to being second best in Josephine's eyes. "How long does this have to go on?" she asked curiously. "Before you tell him that?" If Josephine didn't marry John, she would have to break the news to him sooner or later. But she didn't know if Father had set a deadline, or if they were just taking things one day at a time.
Alec watched Peter carefully, making sure that he wouldn't fall off the horse as he tried to get on. Once Peter was steady in his saddle, Alec swung his leg over Nielson's back and started to lead the way home. It was hard not to yawn; it had to be almost midnight, and Alec had been out and about all day. They could see the Sinclair estate in the distance when Peter spoke up, and Alec looked back to him in surprise. He had been so sour all night, he hadn't been expecting to hear something nice.
"You're welcome," he responded slowly, nodding his head. "I hope so too. And for the record, I don't dislike you." Alec was wary of Peter and his intentions, but he had seen time and time again that he wasn't a bad person. It was just hard not to hold a little bit of a grudge. "The best way to start with Josephine is to not hurt her sister," he advised, glancing back with a small smile. "She'll never forgive you then. But we were both very impressed with how you stood up for Ella today, at the university."