It’s a lovely morning in England in 1815. As the sister to a wealthy landowner, you’re lucky enough to still live in the house where you grew up, even though most of the women you know who’ve made it to 27 like you are married and in a new establishment. Calling it a “house” is a bit of an understatement: it’s a large Stuart pile of red brick, set on an estate of hundreds of acres.
But none of that is as important to you right now as the strength of the sunlight in your eyes. As you wake up, you roll over and bury your face in the soft feather pillow beneath your head.
“Good morning, miss,” says your maid, Judith, who just pulled open the curtains. “Your brother is down at the breakfast table already. Can I get you dressed to join him?”
After supper the night before, you had quite an awkward and unpleasant conversation with your brother; just thinking about it now, your stomach flips.
DO YOU:
A) Go down to breakfast and face your brother
or
B) Skip breakfast in favor of a walk
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Running away from any confrontations is always easier. I choose going for a walk.
(B)
A – the conversation’s not going to go away, and I do rely on him for my housing…
If he wants to talk to me, he’ll have to find me first. B, let’s go for a walk.
B) Skip breakfast in favor of a walk
A, spill the tea on this awkward conversation!