In the meantime it looked like one of the maids would have to relay the message to Lord Windham after all. I'd deal with the consequences later. I got out of bed again, this time to fetch some stationary and my quill. I felt too weak to sit at my desk, so I brought everything back to bed with me and wrote the message there. _Dear Mr. Windham,_ _Thank you for the beautiful flowers. Unfortunately I am currently unable to receive any callers as I seem to have contracted my guardian's cold and was prescribed bed rest for a week. I look forward to our next meeting and will be in touch again soon._ _Yours truly,_ _Samantha Delacourt_ I realized I needed Lord Windham's address, which was probably on the envelope that came with his card. I saw where it lay, on the floor under the table, where it had most likely fallen when I had torn it open to read the card. However, I decided to rest my eyes for just a minute before standing up again. I was still feeling dizzy and the warmth of my bed felt so delicious... 2008-05-06T10:15:23Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/29442 <p>Wonderfully written, of course. I think my favorite, for selfish reasons ;), is the prescription of &#8220;bedrest for a week&#8221; for a cold. :D<br />.<br />Dreamer Challenge<br />Day Two #5</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/29442?basename=60592 2008-05-06T10:15:23Z Jenunique http://ficlets.com/authors/jenunique <p>Oh, that&#8217;s bound to have consequences. A sweetly told little bit of period life, and I like that the titles has two meanings, tied to the initial paragraph and then hinting at future possibilities.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/29442?basename=60499 2008-05-05T21:34:19Z THX 0477 http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477 <p>I forgot to comment earlier. What I would have said: I loved it, especially the last few lines. <em>However, I decided to rest my eyes for just a minute before standing up again. I was still feeling dizzy and the warmth of my bed felt so delicious…</em></p> http://ficlets.com/stories/29442?basename=60465 2008-05-05T19:41:01Z thebetweenspace http://ficlets.com/authors/thebetweenspace