"Look what I have!" Christina chortled as she came into the common's
room waving a piece of parchment in the air. Eight greedy hands reached for
it but with a flick of the wrist and a twist of the hips she ducked away
and stood up on a table. "Hear ye, hear ye, member of my court. I have a
'royal' proclamation here, straight from the hands of dear Master Smith."
She grinned to see everyone's eyes lit up giving her their full attention.
"What is it about?" Anita asked almost jumping out of her dress with excitement.
"Yeah, the suspense is killing me!" Emily added.
"Alright, alright. I'll tell you. It reads, 'Dear Lady Christina Renee of Nottingham, it my pleasure to inform you that your father is taking time to come and visit the school. I hope you recall the first time he came and how he donated such a large sum of money to the school. And I also hope you remember the last time he was here and you and your friends made a mockery of the school and he left without so much as a goodbye to anyone. I would suggest if you want to stay out trouble that you and your friends, especially those outside of the school i.e., Robin Hood behave. Please take this into consideration. Sincerely, Master Smith."
Everyone looked to her, similar grins coming to their faces. It was a great event when Christina's father came. There was little work to do in class because the professors were too busy trying to make everything appear perfect. And also, there was a feast and ball for everyone, meaning new clothes sent from mommy dearest.
"So the duke is coming?" Emily smiled as she got on the table looking over Christina's shoulder to read the letter for herself. "Oh Mother Mary! He is!" The others pull them down and begin to pass around the parchment.
"Does this mean the investigation of Madame Ervin is on hold?" Austin asked her as he sat back in his chair to think.
"Of course not, we will just have to do it a little more carefully."
"Yeah, we couldn't stop." Emily added.
"Come on Emily, we are going to find Master Smith and find out when my father will be here. Lindsey, Jessie, Rachel, you three go fetch two horses. If father is coming them Emily and I should pay my mother a visit. She will be most joyous to know." With that they nod and depart. The two friends follow behind leaving Anita alone with Robert and Austin. Not thinking it smart to stay with them she ran off to the library. Yawning, they shrugged and fell asleep sitting in front of the fire.
"What is it about?" Anita asked almost jumping out of her dress with excitement.
"Yeah, the suspense is killing me!" Emily added.
"Alright, alright. I'll tell you. It reads, 'Dear Lady Christina Renee of Nottingham, it my pleasure to inform you that your father is taking time to come and visit the school. I hope you recall the first time he came and how he donated such a large sum of money to the school. And I also hope you remember the last time he was here and you and your friends made a mockery of the school and he left without so much as a goodbye to anyone. I would suggest if you want to stay out trouble that you and your friends, especially those outside of the school i.e., Robin Hood behave. Please take this into consideration. Sincerely, Master Smith."
Everyone looked to her, similar grins coming to their faces. It was a great event when Christina's father came. There was little work to do in class because the professors were too busy trying to make everything appear perfect. And also, there was a feast and ball for everyone, meaning new clothes sent from mommy dearest.
"So the duke is coming?" Emily smiled as she got on the table looking over Christina's shoulder to read the letter for herself. "Oh Mother Mary! He is!" The others pull them down and begin to pass around the parchment.
"Does this mean the investigation of Madame Ervin is on hold?" Austin asked her as he sat back in his chair to think.
"Of course not, we will just have to do it a little more carefully."
"Yeah, we couldn't stop." Emily added.
"Come on Emily, we are going to find Master Smith and find out when my father will be here. Lindsey, Jessie, Rachel, you three go fetch two horses. If father is coming them Emily and I should pay my mother a visit. She will be most joyous to know." With that they nod and depart. The two friends follow behind leaving Anita alone with Robert and Austin. Not thinking it smart to stay with them she ran off to the library. Yawning, they shrugged and fell asleep sitting in front of the fire.