You know what I *love* about your writing? This is a perfect example. The meeting of eyes in the mirror. The refusal to acknowledge each other. Etienne in only one sentence stabbing James in the back, oh you bitch (Etienne I mean). The in-your-face insult (and SOOOOOO French) with Etienne dissing the Marquis for letting riff-raff pollute Etienne's air space by announcing he was leaving.
There are six different MAJOR things going on in these few paragraphs. The servants getting beaten... La, child. I could go on.
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Date: 2006-12-15 08:36 pm (UTC)There are six different MAJOR things going on in these few paragraphs. The servants getting beaten... La, child. I could go on.