CHAPTER 15 - W E
It was late when she finally got to bed, she grabbed her nightcap and put it on, crawling into bed, "Right old granny, I am," she chuckled, "ah well, old habits die hard, and it's right chilly in this old place."
He came to her, as he often did, after she'd been asleep for only a few minutes. The dreams would last hours and she always looked forward to them. Sometimes they went back to the old country, sometimes they were young, other times older, sometimes even, he would appear to her, as he would have looked, if only he hadn't died so long ago.
As always, she asked, upon first seeing him, "Is it time for me to join you yet?"
"No darling, not yet. But we'll just have our normal visit, like always. Where would you like to go tonight?"
"I think I'm right happy here tonight, is that alright. No wait, let me see where you got it, when you gave it to me," she said.
"Oh, you knew I'd know about it."
"Can't hide anything from you, Lawrence," Edna said.
"No, you're a right open book, ye are," he said laughing.
"So, tell me all about it; about them," Lawrence coached.
"Ah, it's been so long since I'd seen him, but you know him, never changes anything but the clothes and the hair. But there was something different about him this time. Can't quite put my finger on it; it was like he was softer, somehow. A little less afraid to be kidded with, approached. Ach, I don't know what I'm talkin' about," she said.
"Yes you do, you've always known that your Master William was a..."
"Don't say it!"
"Loner, Edna, just going to say loner,"
"No, he's not a loner. Lonely is what he's been, always lonely. Guess his type always is..."
"But he wasn't alone tonight?" Lawrence asked.
"No, that was so exciting. In all these years, never seen him, nor his father or grandfather with anyone what-so-ever, but tonight," she said, her eyes shining, "tonight he brought a lovely lass with him; Elizabeth!"
"Nice name,"
"Yes, it is. She's a lovely lass, smart, bright and he loves her so much!"
"He told you?"
"Of course not; not his way, but I can tell!" Edna said.
"And her?" Lawrence asked.
"Yes, I do believe that she loves Master William with all her heart, although I could tell that he doesn't quite know that yet, but I have a feeling he soon will."
"You've always been so romantic, Edna," Lawrence said, chuckling.
"Oh, you were, too!" Edna said, taking his hand.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, Elizabeth found that old Shakespeare book; she bought it for him."
"Ah, the one I hid up on the top shelf, I remember," he said, reflecting for a moment, "glad to see someone will get some pleasure out of it."
She nodded.
"And the necklace?" he asked her gently.
"Ah, the necklace. See, Master William thought it was for sale; the sign had fallen off of the door, so he just thought it was another part of the shop," she explained.
"I see. But won't you miss it, dear?" Lawrence asked.
"I'll always see it, whenever I want to; just have to close my eyes," she said, hugging him, "I'm just so glad that it's going to have a whole new life of it's own. Two lovebirds; that's what they are, you know? Master William was so pleased to have found something for Elizabeth, I just didn't have the heart to tell him it wasn't for sale."
"I know, dear, I know," he said, putting his arm around her.
"Did he look at the back of it?" Lawrence asked her.
"The back? Oh, the letters, W E? No, he didn't. I never knew why you didn't use the name that you always went by," she said.
"I just thought I should be formal about it, since it was an engagement present for you, that's why I had them put the 'W,' for Wallace."
"Wallace Lawrence McKennitt," she said, "it's a nice name."
"I just thought of something. Do you realize that those letters go with their name, too?" he asked her.
"William and Elizabeth," she just said and smiled.
"Ah, you knew all along, didn't you? Well, shall we be off on our travels then, dear?" Lawrence asked her.
"Oh, yes! Please let's go! I can hardly wait to see it all again," Edna said, and taking his hand, they once again embarked on their nightly travels.
END OF CHAPTER 15
It was late when she finally got to bed, she grabbed her nightcap and put it on, crawling into bed, "Right old granny, I am," she chuckled, "ah well, old habits die hard, and it's right chilly in this old place."
He came to her, as he often did, after she'd been asleep for only a few minutes. The dreams would last hours and she always looked forward to them. Sometimes they went back to the old country, sometimes they were young, other times older, sometimes even, he would appear to her, as he would have looked, if only he hadn't died so long ago.
As always, she asked, upon first seeing him, "Is it time for me to join you yet?"
"No darling, not yet. But we'll just have our normal visit, like always. Where would you like to go tonight?"
"I think I'm right happy here tonight, is that alright. No wait, let me see where you got it, when you gave it to me," she said.
"Oh, you knew I'd know about it."
"Can't hide anything from you, Lawrence," Edna said.
"No, you're a right open book, ye are," he said laughing.
"So, tell me all about it; about them," Lawrence coached.
"Ah, it's been so long since I'd seen him, but you know him, never changes anything but the clothes and the hair. But there was something different about him this time. Can't quite put my finger on it; it was like he was softer, somehow. A little less afraid to be kidded with, approached. Ach, I don't know what I'm talkin' about," she said.
"Yes you do, you've always known that your Master William was a..."
"Don't say it!"
"Loner, Edna, just going to say loner,"
"No, he's not a loner. Lonely is what he's been, always lonely. Guess his type always is..."
"But he wasn't alone tonight?" Lawrence asked.
"No, that was so exciting. In all these years, never seen him, nor his father or grandfather with anyone what-so-ever, but tonight," she said, her eyes shining, "tonight he brought a lovely lass with him; Elizabeth!"
"Nice name,"
"Yes, it is. She's a lovely lass, smart, bright and he loves her so much!"
"He told you?"
"Of course not; not his way, but I can tell!" Edna said.
"And her?" Lawrence asked.
"Yes, I do believe that she loves Master William with all her heart, although I could tell that he doesn't quite know that yet, but I have a feeling he soon will."
"You've always been so romantic, Edna," Lawrence said, chuckling.
"Oh, you were, too!" Edna said, taking his hand.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, Elizabeth found that old Shakespeare book; she bought it for him."
"Ah, the one I hid up on the top shelf, I remember," he said, reflecting for a moment, "glad to see someone will get some pleasure out of it."
She nodded.
"And the necklace?" he asked her gently.
"Ah, the necklace. See, Master William thought it was for sale; the sign had fallen off of the door, so he just thought it was another part of the shop," she explained.
"I see. But won't you miss it, dear?" Lawrence asked.
"I'll always see it, whenever I want to; just have to close my eyes," she said, hugging him, "I'm just so glad that it's going to have a whole new life of it's own. Two lovebirds; that's what they are, you know? Master William was so pleased to have found something for Elizabeth, I just didn't have the heart to tell him it wasn't for sale."
"I know, dear, I know," he said, putting his arm around her.
"Did he look at the back of it?" Lawrence asked her.
"The back? Oh, the letters, W E? No, he didn't. I never knew why you didn't use the name that you always went by," she said.
"I just thought I should be formal about it, since it was an engagement present for you, that's why I had them put the 'W,' for Wallace."
"Wallace Lawrence McKennitt," she said, "it's a nice name."
"I just thought of something. Do you realize that those letters go with their name, too?" he asked her.
"William and Elizabeth," she just said and smiled.
"Ah, you knew all along, didn't you? Well, shall we be off on our travels then, dear?" Lawrence asked her.
"Oh, yes! Please let's go! I can hardly wait to see it all again," Edna said, and taking his hand, they once again embarked on their nightly travels.
END OF CHAPTER 15