[A distinct light gleams in her eye at the mention of liquidated assets and she opens her mouth with the intention of interrupting only to visibly restrain herself. Instead, Wysteria sets her elbows at the table's edge. She folds her hands beneath her chin as if to physically clamp her mouth shut.
But it can't last. The very instant he pauses again, she exclaims—]
We are entirely in agreement, Monsieur! Which is why this is so important.
[Unraveling her hands, she turns to a page further back in the folio.] Over the course of the the effort to put the house in order, I have taken a full and rigorous survey of all of its assets down to the very last dusty old teaspoon. I believe that the sale of the bulk of the estate would be...well, not more than adequate, but certainly would fund a great deal of the necessary improvements.
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Date: 2021-02-18 04:51 am (UTC)But it can't last. The very instant he pauses again, she exclaims—]
We are entirely in agreement, Monsieur! Which is why this is so important.
[Unraveling her hands, she turns to a page further back in the folio.] Over the course of the the effort to put the house in order, I have taken a full and rigorous survey of all of its assets down to the very last dusty old teaspoon. I believe that the sale of the bulk of the estate would be...well, not more than adequate, but certainly would fund a great deal of the necessary improvements.
But there is an issue.