I see. ( All of that is... disappointing, but not surprising. She rolls her shoulders, thinking, and the gesture might seem weirdly familiar. )
So: tell the delightful Clara not to lecture me on what it means to survive warfare, and perhaps she will be tolerable. ( Her smile is sharp. ) Tell Sarah to stop being so dramatic.
And yes, Greek. From Saint Cosmas. He and his brother Damian were patron saints of medical doctors— physicians. Your name day would be... ( And she clicks her tongue a couple of times, remembering. ) August twenty-fourth. ( Her smile is crooked, for a moment. ) I had a little brother, with same name day. Name days are more important than birthdays, in a way.
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So: tell the delightful Clara not to lecture me on what it means to survive warfare, and perhaps she will be tolerable. ( Her smile is sharp. ) Tell Sarah to stop being so dramatic.
And yes, Greek. From Saint Cosmas. He and his brother Damian were patron saints of medical doctors— physicians. Your name day would be... ( And she clicks her tongue a couple of times, remembering. ) August twenty-fourth. ( Her smile is crooked, for a moment. ) I had a little brother, with same name day. Name days are more important than birthdays, in a way.