Chapter Twenty: Christmas and Magic (2)
The first clue that Tarrant had been Up To Something had been when she’d caught him sending a scroll through the small Mamoreal mirror. He’d jumped when she’d called his name. Yes, he’d very clearly jumped and his eyes had been a rather interesting shade of Guilt.
“Writing to Thackery?” she’d asked, off-handedly.
“Er... well, yes, but... it’s ( Read more... )
I love the entire opening segment, with Tarrant's Guilty eyes, shouting out his lies, and how Alice tries--but eventually gives up--trying to figure out what he's Up To.
Alice, her hands full with taking care of Tam’s most recent testament to the astounding progress an infant’s digestive system can make, had frowned. “It’s Tarrant, I’m sure. He shouted something about Christmas presents this morning before he dashed out of the room like the ribbon on his hat was on fire.”
This entire paragraph had me in stitches. The diaper changing! The hat ribbon! Both mental pictures were fabulously funny.
wondering if her sister had somehow caught Tarrant in between trousers and kilt. And, if so, she really ought to be looking a bit more appreciative of the sight!
Somehow, I don't think Margaret would have been able to even close the door the first time if that's what she saw, let alone open and close it once more just to make sure she was seeing what she thought she saw. LOL! And if that was what she saw, how would Alice really feel about her sister taking second and third glances at her husband's anatomy? *snicker*
I can clearly See the three troublemakers (Tarrant, Mally, Thackery) frozen in various stages of hat-making, arms askew, and like, a odd bit of ribbon fluttering down from someone's hand being the only movement in the room, and Alice just being mildly amused by the whole situation. *hugs segment*
Later, at the tea between the Underlandians and Margaret, I couldn't help but chortle along with Tarrant at Mally's scolding of Alice. She's not going to hear the end of this...well, ever, is she?
Hamish's reactions to Looking Glass travel (a squeak followed by Business-like Calculation) was spot on.
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And doesn't every younger sister want to show off or show up her older sister every once in a while? That's where I think that "She really ought to be looking more appreciative!" bit comes from. Not that Alice really wants to see her sister drool over Tarrant. She just can't help feeling be-pride-ish over her incredibly hot-wonderful-talented man!
*claps excitedly* Yes, yes, that's EXACTLY how I imagined Tarrant, Mally, and Thack would look after Margaret had "caught" them! LOL!!
As people in Underland can live for a Very Long Time, it's entirely possible that Alice never *will* hear the end of it. At least not from Mally!
Hamish... Oh, how I love Hamish. And it's funny because, back in Chapters 9 and 10, I so didn't. But now I do. Unbelievable.
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