say_please
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This tale is closed for Cgraven and myself, please read along and enjoy.
The year was 1892-a time where most women were expected to conform to societies dictates. Women will be clothed in long sleeves, ankle length dresses and shall comport themselves appropriately at all times. Women who read were less rare now than twenty years before, but few women would be seen at the park with a book without dissaproving glances from the elderly matrons that took air there.
Allison Winthorpe was lucky. She had been brought up with a more liberal minded father than most young girls and as such, she was encouraged to read...the bible, carefully selected poetry and other such drivel that caused her energetic mind to quiver with indignation. She yearned for the days where she was allowed to visit an old family friend, Adam Goodwell.
She hadn't quite figured out why her parents allowed the deep abiding friendship that the two of them shared, but she embraced it. Adam had known her for as long as she could remember and as such, he was always there for her, her friend and confidant. He helped her out of many of the girlish messes she got herself into, helping save her from a tongue lashing at home and it was he who offered his library when she complained that her parents had garbage for literature.
Allison smiled as she pulled her auburn hair back with a pair of tortoise shell combs that were inlaid with turquoise stones to match her eyes. Her dress was daringly cut for the age, it showed a hint of the valley of her clevage which was approximately an inch lower than was customary. A typical walking dress, her stays were atypicaly tight and uncomfortable, but it was what she felt most comfortable in this day.
She called for the carriage and stepped inside with assistance as it arrived. Giving instructions to her destination, she gazed avidly out the window as the carriage swept through the streets of Bristol. She never tired of watching the people passing by her window, she even sometimes made up stories of where they were headed and what they were doing there.
When the carriage arrived at its destination, Allison stepped out smartly and danced up the steps. A tug on the bell pull was answered by the butler who informed her that "Master Goodwell was out at present Miss, but as always, she was welcome to make herself at home in the library."
Allison made her way into the library and went straight towards the back corner. She had been working her way through the volumes along the right hand wall for years, but for some reason today, she wanted something new. She crouched and peered at the titles on the bottom shelf, passing over one, then another when a slim volume caught her eye. it seemed to be loose pages that were tied with silk and some instinct told her to use care as she drew it out.
There was no title on the cover and cautiously she opened it, expecting lines of text. Instead, her mouth fell open in absolute shock as she instead spotted drawings of...people. and such people they were too! Women and men, half clothed with their personal spots exposed and they were touching each other...! Allison stood on suddenly shaky legs and half stumbled backward to sit on one of the reading chairs she so loved to curl up in. Avidly, she turned the pages, her eyes drinking in these forbidden sights, each searing its way to her memory-somehow, her 18 year old mind and the way she thought, was changing forever, and she didn't even realize it yet..
A small sound in the passageway caused her to snap her head up like a startled doe. She hastily pushed the book under the edge of the chair and tried to assume a calm countenance, a hard task with her face flushed, as the doorknob began to turn.
The year was 1892-a time where most women were expected to conform to societies dictates. Women will be clothed in long sleeves, ankle length dresses and shall comport themselves appropriately at all times. Women who read were less rare now than twenty years before, but few women would be seen at the park with a book without dissaproving glances from the elderly matrons that took air there.
Allison Winthorpe was lucky. She had been brought up with a more liberal minded father than most young girls and as such, she was encouraged to read...the bible, carefully selected poetry and other such drivel that caused her energetic mind to quiver with indignation. She yearned for the days where she was allowed to visit an old family friend, Adam Goodwell.
She hadn't quite figured out why her parents allowed the deep abiding friendship that the two of them shared, but she embraced it. Adam had known her for as long as she could remember and as such, he was always there for her, her friend and confidant. He helped her out of many of the girlish messes she got herself into, helping save her from a tongue lashing at home and it was he who offered his library when she complained that her parents had garbage for literature.
Allison smiled as she pulled her auburn hair back with a pair of tortoise shell combs that were inlaid with turquoise stones to match her eyes. Her dress was daringly cut for the age, it showed a hint of the valley of her clevage which was approximately an inch lower than was customary. A typical walking dress, her stays were atypicaly tight and uncomfortable, but it was what she felt most comfortable in this day.
She called for the carriage and stepped inside with assistance as it arrived. Giving instructions to her destination, she gazed avidly out the window as the carriage swept through the streets of Bristol. She never tired of watching the people passing by her window, she even sometimes made up stories of where they were headed and what they were doing there.
When the carriage arrived at its destination, Allison stepped out smartly and danced up the steps. A tug on the bell pull was answered by the butler who informed her that "Master Goodwell was out at present Miss, but as always, she was welcome to make herself at home in the library."
Allison made her way into the library and went straight towards the back corner. She had been working her way through the volumes along the right hand wall for years, but for some reason today, she wanted something new. She crouched and peered at the titles on the bottom shelf, passing over one, then another when a slim volume caught her eye. it seemed to be loose pages that were tied with silk and some instinct told her to use care as she drew it out.
There was no title on the cover and cautiously she opened it, expecting lines of text. Instead, her mouth fell open in absolute shock as she instead spotted drawings of...people. and such people they were too! Women and men, half clothed with their personal spots exposed and they were touching each other...! Allison stood on suddenly shaky legs and half stumbled backward to sit on one of the reading chairs she so loved to curl up in. Avidly, she turned the pages, her eyes drinking in these forbidden sights, each searing its way to her memory-somehow, her 18 year old mind and the way she thought, was changing forever, and she didn't even realize it yet..
A small sound in the passageway caused her to snap her head up like a startled doe. She hastily pushed the book under the edge of the chair and tried to assume a calm countenance, a hard task with her face flushed, as the doorknob began to turn.