[ The sensation reminds Nigel of when he was a boy and his mother would attempt to straighten his clothes and smooth his hair just before dinner, when his father would come home from work. The association with Rosella is undeniably pleasant and so Nigel actually smiles to himself for a moment, listening to the princess recount her memory with a kind of private satisfaction. ]
I think I would make a very poor proper lady, [ he says, lightly. ]
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I think I would make a very poor proper lady, [ he says, lightly. ]