( with a crowd size as large as this, it's not surprising that people bump, brush, shove, and tap against each other. for someone with experience in crowds and being packed like salt pork on a second-rate ship of the line, atticus tends to excuse or ignore most touches — of course, not the ones near his purse, but the gloved hand that brushes against his is not larcenous.
but a voice accompanying the touch draws him out, and he blinks at the source. ) Oh, I apologise for neglecting you, Miss Bennet. ( his head cranes up to the explosions overhead. ) I enjoy fireworks. I find them very beautiful.
( in the glow of the fire, the look on his face is far away like she's peering at him through a telescope during early morning fog. it suggests a preoccupation of his mind as it bobs on a current and then catches wind. but it does not last long as, regrettably for atticus, the firework display only lasts a few minutes before the natural glow of the stars in the night sky return. near the table lined with goblets and barrels of wine, four servants with fifes and guitars begin to play a cheery tune that is received with cheery shouts. some children separate from the crowd and perform a very rudimentary dance that can be best described as running circles around each other and occasionally catching their partners' arms to spin them in the opposite direction. despite their gawkiness, it is cute and brings a smile to atticus's face. )
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but a voice accompanying the touch draws him out, and he blinks at the source. ) Oh, I apologise for neglecting you, Miss Bennet. ( his head cranes up to the explosions overhead. ) I enjoy fireworks. I find them very beautiful.
( in the glow of the fire, the look on his face is far away like she's peering at him through a telescope during early morning fog. it suggests a preoccupation of his mind as it bobs on a current and then catches wind. but it does not last long as, regrettably for atticus, the firework display only lasts a few minutes before the natural glow of the stars in the night sky return. near the table lined with goblets and barrels of wine, four servants with fifes and guitars begin to play a cheery tune that is received with cheery shouts. some children separate from the crowd and perform a very rudimentary dance that can be best described as running circles around each other and occasionally catching their partners' arms to spin them in the opposite direction. despite their gawkiness, it is cute and brings a smile to atticus's face. )