[Perhaps if she has a skill like that, sheβll be more ladylike and attract the right kind of man. Like a student - a poet? Someone thoughtful and caring? She brightens.]
Iβd like that, Sir. And if I can repay, only with my word, Sir, Iβll do what you ask you know?
[His family are no strangers to selfishness and manipulation.]
Then we shall begin with the basics. Cleaning brushes, stretching canvases, grinding pigments. One must learn how to embody the work before they can create it.
[Every offer and gift has a cost. A favour. A responsibility.]
[He notices that thinning line of displeasure; the angry expression of a child who wanted something now rather than later.]
Paints and brushes require meticulous care, mademoiselle. How are you to paint a canvas if you never learn how to mount it? How are you to paint if your equipment is broken?
[He almost laughs. But not at her; he is not laughing at her.]
My master had me cleaning brushes for nearly two years. One to two hours daily admist other responsibilities. I hardly plan to inflict the same upon yourself.
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[Perhaps if she has a skill like that, sheβll be more ladylike and attract the right kind of man. Like a student - a poet? Someone thoughtful and caring? She brightens.]
Iβd like that, Sir. And if I can repay, only with my word, Sir, Iβll do what you ask you know?
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[His family are no strangers to selfishness and manipulation.]
Then we shall begin with the basics. Cleaning brushes, stretching canvases, grinding pigments. One must learn how to embody the work before they can create it.
[Every offer and gift has a cost. A favour. A responsibility.]
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But this man is being nice. He's listened to her, and despite knowing what she is, he's giving her an honest job. Clearly he cares a little bit.
So Eponine smiles.]
Thank you, Sir. I shan't let you down.
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Paints and brushes require meticulous care, mademoiselle. How are you to paint a canvas if you never learn how to mount it? How are you to paint if your equipment is broken?
[He almost laughs. But not at her; he is not laughing at her.]
My master had me cleaning brushes for nearly two years. One to two hours daily admist other responsibilities. I hardly plan to inflict the same upon yourself.