The morning after (so to speak)

[ironicalsmile]

It is the next morning -- not that that means much, in this continuing darkness. Jonathan Strange, however, has gotten very good at estimating the time of day without the guidance of sunlight, or, indeed, any sort of light, and when he judges it to be roughly seven o'clock in the morning, he rises from his bed (upon which he has lain, all night, on

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[colored_gowns]

Not long after, Arabella comes from the hallway, clearly taking great pains to step as silently as she can.

"Why, what time is it?" she asks upon seeing Jonathan.

[ironicalsmile]

'Some time around seven o'clock, I should think,' he says, lighting a second candle. '...in the morning.' He turns to face her, lifting the candle up by his face. 'Where have you been?'

[colored_gowns]

"In the hall," she says. "I didn't wish to wake you."

[ironicalsmile]

'What time did you wake?'

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