"Here, Little Mistress," Selena says offering a beautiful doll . Lucy ignores it . "I want to jump rope . My bedrest ended yesterday" Lucy says, glaring at the daybed set up in the gazebo .
She was near mad . Since she fainted, Selena carried her from her bedroom to the daybed and not a toe was allowed to touch the ground . She was forced to eat a snack every 30 minutes . Selena even took her pencils, and paper to force Lucy to take extra naps .
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Lucy couldn't stand being so idle . No one was listening . I can walk without fainting . I can run and dance . I can go for two seconds without stuffing my face .
Selena coughs . "Phyisican Liu said it's best for you to keep to mild physical activities . How about we play catch while sitting on the ground . " Selena suggests . "Boring" Lucy says, ruthlessly crushing that idea . Selena sighs . "Physician Liu just wants you to recover, Little Mistress . Please behave" Selena explains yet again . Lucy narrows her eyes . Recover or get fat? I'll be a ballon if I don't start exercising soon!
"What would you like for your morning snack?" Selena asks, attempting to distract her . Lucy blinks . "Chocolate cake, and grilled skewers, " Lucy answers, then returns to her aim "I want to jump robe" A light cough makes both Lucy and Selena glance over .
"Mommy?" Lucy asks, blinking at seeing her Mom . Shouldn't she be in her beauty bath this early in the morning? "I have a surprise for you, darling" Mom says . Mom waves her hand and Miss Edith, her personal maid carries a pretty box over . "It occurred to me that a certain Third Miss might enjoy painting when I saw her mixing my hair oil and her calk together," Mom says with a gentle smile . Lucy flushes at her the reminder of her failed experiment .
"I sent my Edith to buy this from Sun Pavilion," Mom says, opening the lid to reveal four silk pouches and two clay jars . A painting box? Lucy inches nearer her eyes glowing . Opening one of the drawers revealed brushes of various sizes, charcoal sticks, and a palette knife . Lucy sits taking the box into her lap, carefully checking each compartment . One drawer was just parchment, one held a grinding slab and muller .
"If you agree to follow Physician Liu's guidelines . This is yours" Mom says craftily . Lucy stiffens, hugging her paint box to her . "How long?" Lucy asks, eyeing her Mom . "Just one week . Besides your script lessons with Master Gavin . You may just paint . No etiquette, or sewing lessons . You could invite First Miss and Second Miss to accompany you" Mom tempts . "All you have to do is not overtire yourself by being too active," Mom says .
Lucy glances between her jump robe and her mom . "Okay, Mommy" Lucy agrees . "I need something to paint on," Lucy says . "I'll arrange it," Selena says quickly . Lucy glares at her . Don't sound like that! It's not like I was cutting out your kidney or something . I just want to move so I don't feel like a weak noodle .
Lucy opens the silk pouches while Selena disappears . Blue, red, yellow, and white pigments . Lucy strokes the bags gently . What's in the jars? Lucy takes the lids off both . Lineseed oil . Lucy sniffs the jay with the mystery liquid . Lucy jerks, almost dropping the jar . Alcohol . Lucy wrinkles her nose . Strong alcohol . Must be for cleaning my brushes
Before Lucy finished admiring her bribe/gift, the daybed had been replaced with a chaise and a stretched canvas had been prepared for her . Lucy eyes the setup complete with a side table of snacks and drinks . It's an excellent thing I'm in my twenties instead of two, or else I would be spoiled to death by this .
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