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Chapter 85

On the carriage ride back, I kept my face covered by the veil and my hood, not caring how stupid I look or all the dumb comments I got from the young men. Mary gave me sympathetic looks, but Lizzy didn't even look at me. She didn't say a word the entire ride back, nor did she stop Jonathan from sitting next to me. I ignored all his attempts at conversation with me and resisted the temptation to elbow him over the side and onto the street. Even if I was pretty, didn't this guy have any sense of 'leagues'? Weren't pretty girls also intimidating because some guys know they're out of their leagues? What was it about me that made them think I was approachable? Maybe it was this showing through of 'divine nature' Nehcor mentioned.

Either way, when I finally closed the door of my bedroom behind me, I was exhausted and feeling oddly feverish. I tore off my veil and cloak and that helped a bit, but I still felt too hot.