An Exquisite of 92

by Baroness Emma

Here ye, here ye! A new challenge fic for all! Write an SP drabble exactly 92 words long, and you must use the letters P. E. R. C. and Y. All other rules are the same as for the 55 Fiction Challenge. See first chapter for further clarification.

11. Pair Of Eyes

An interesting Indian interlude. Brought to you by Clio1792. Enjoy!

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A Pair of Eyes, 1791

Doe-brown eyes flickered demurely upward to meet his as the peddler girl, wrapped in a colorful sari, stretched forth a thin brown hand, offering tangy samosas for a few coins.

Behind her, Chennai's British Fort of Saint George sparkled, an edifice of blinding white beneath an unyielding sun.

"Should we buy some, Percy?" Sir Andrew Ffoulkes inquired.

Pity for the vendor stirred alongside appetite; they had not yet dined.

The inquiry startled Percy out of his reverie.

He had been thinking of another pair of eyes; of France, and of home.