Heart and Sole, Chapter 4
“Alice…”
Recognizing that lisp instinctively, Alice flinches away from Hamish’s shoulder and struggles to pull her handkerchief out of her back pocket, but she seems to be sitting on it. Sniffling and swearing under her breath, she wrestles with the length of Marmoreal White cloth, pausing only when a familiar swatch of bright pink flutters in ( Read more... )
Recognizing that lisp instinctively, Alice flinches away from Hamish’s shoulder and struggles to pull her handkerchief out of her back pocket, but she seems to be sitting on it. Sniffling and swearing under her breath, she wrestles with the length of Marmoreal White cloth, pausing only when a familiar swatch of bright pink flutters in ( Read more... )
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This chapter may be my favourite so far. Hamish's finalizing the plans for the trip to China is so unique, as is his denial of his trip to Underland despite the memory of his genuinely dirty shirt. His glimpse of Alice once again in an uncomfortable moment with the Hatter is interesting. It almost seems as if he sees her when she could really use his support and appreciate his friendship.
The fork at the end is a nice touch.
My absolute favourite sentence is when the scene vanishes before him, Mrs. Martin asks him when he would like dinner, and he replies that, "Now is convenient."
LOL!
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