Then he was proud of you. There is naught there to give cause for doubt.
( She says matter-of-factly, and does not linger on the subject. Elizabeth nods her head to his question, her smile turning into a wan, fragile thing. )
Yes. So am I, now. And all of my trueborn siblings. By "law." All the grumblings of my Lady Mother could not avert that.
( Now, she and Grace are not quite so different at all. She understands well his meaning, and decides to share that with him. )
Is she kind to you, your sister? I hope so. But the stroke of a pen differs the trueborn from those who are not in the end.
There were those who doubted my own father's legitimacy. Even his own brother. Do you know, though? My country knew peace and prosperity thanks to him that it had not in nearly half a century.
( What she means by sharing this with him is clear, and her smile brightens a little. ) We find ourselves somewhere our character may determine our worth, as well.
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( She says matter-of-factly, and does not linger on the subject. Elizabeth nods her head to his question, her smile turning into a wan, fragile thing. )
Yes. So am I, now. And all of my trueborn siblings. By "law." All the grumblings of my Lady Mother could not avert that.
( Now, she and Grace are not quite so different at all. She understands well his meaning, and decides to share that with him. )
Is she kind to you, your sister? I hope so. But the stroke of a pen differs the trueborn from those who are not in the end.
There were those who doubted my own father's legitimacy. Even his own brother. Do you know, though? My country knew peace and prosperity thanks to him that it had not in nearly half a century.
( What she means by sharing this with him is clear, and her smile brightens a little. ) We find ourselves somewhere our character may determine our worth, as well.