Chapter 2: Chapter 2
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I blushed and stammered my gratitude, but she was already walking towards the library. "But I don't know manage my parents heritage!" I cried, following her. "And you don't have to endure the hard road that I must take."
"But you are my master and I am your servant. It is my duty to obey you. And I have already begun to fulfill my duties, Sir," Elizabeth said, touching his arm again. "I have prepared a proper meal for you. She set a steaming pitcher of water on the table and gestured towards the chairs. "Sit my lord, and I will pour you a glass of wine to calm your nerves.”
I sat, and she poured me a glass of ruby wine. "Thank you, my lady," I said, drinking it down. Elizabeth smiled at my words and went to perch on the arm of the chair, her back towards me. "Now I will await your commands, my lord," she said, crossing her legs and looking regal as ever. Elizabeth smiled at my words and went to perch on the arm of the chair, her back towards me. "Now I will await your commands, my lord," she said, crossing her legs and looking regal as ever.I stared at her, my mouth wide open, unable to form a sentence. How can a woman so beautiful be so domineering? I M JAMES, I thought, and she is my mistress. Yet the words I wanted to say were lost in my tongue, hanging between my teeth like pearls on a chain.