That will be quite enough.
Nov. 23rd, 2003 11:18 pmOroro, the mansion's roof is very old, and if those hailstones grow any larger I fear for the attic. Calm yourself, please.
And the rest of you, as well. Terrorizing Marie-Ange will do little good, and much harm. I have located our four latest missing; they are currently at Fort Dix, in Maryland. I would imagine Betsy is already in surgery; for better or worse, her life is in Nathan's hands now.
Marie-Ange, why didn't you come to me with this?
And the rest of you, as well. Terrorizing Marie-Ange will do little good, and much harm. I have located our four latest missing; they are currently at Fort Dix, in Maryland. I would imagine Betsy is already in surgery; for better or worse, her life is in Nathan's hands now.
Marie-Ange, why didn't you come to me with this?
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Date: 2003-11-24 05:44 am (UTC)I am having problems comprehending or believing how Essex would go this far?
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Date: 2003-11-24 05:55 am (UTC)The question that devils me is not how Nathan could go so far--after all, he believes in the righteousness of his cause with all the fervor of a zealot--but how so many of the students could be duped so easily into helping him.
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Date: 2003-11-24 06:04 am (UTC)I suppose I probably sound quite silly, but I do remember Marie-Ange talking about Dr. Essex sometimes. He encouraged her about things and I suppose they must have spent a lot of time talking. I didn't think very much about it then, but perhaps I should have.
He made me nervous, but mostly for the same kind of reasons the whole school did. I would have gone golfing with him. Maybe 'tis lucky for me the only time he suggested was during church.
I suppose 'twould be hard not to believe if someone you do trust and you know is in medicine says someone will die unless he operates on them.
But I pray he's as good a surgeon as he thinks.
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Date: 2003-11-24 06:13 am (UTC)And I think you may be right about the rest, as well . . . I fear I only helped that perception with my absence this summer. We all have much to answer for.
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Date: 2003-11-24 06:04 am (UTC)She went to Essex because I was harsh in my disciplinary actions. I wanted to provide structure and I pushed so hard that I forgot to gain their trust first.
Somewhere, I have failed them.
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Date: 2003-11-24 06:31 am (UTC)I think full disclosure is the only possible solution. Confession and atonement are not solely the province of the Catholics; perhaps when everyone has returned, I will find the proper words.
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Date: 2003-11-24 06:05 am (UTC)