Chapter 1: Getting there is half the fun
I don't know Lillian. I have studying to do...
Not to mention the essay over the war, the sonnet about a household item, and the short story about vegetables in the style of Greek tragedy.
Oh, come on! It'll be a scream! Uncle Henri has a mansion on his own island! It's such a creepy old place; I think you'd find it interesting.
Lillian, I'm an English major, not an architect. Besides, what do you need company for? Wouldn't I just be out of place and in the way of all the bonding and reminiscing that goes on at those?
Well... you see...I can't deal with them alone.
What?
I just thought it would be fun if you came along. You could get away and relax a little! Besides, you wouldn't want me to go traveling all by myself would you? It's awfully dangerous for a young woman all on her own.
Oh come on Laura! You don't want to be a bluenose. They never have any fun. So come on! I won't go til you say yes.
...Promise I won't miss any classes?
I promise it will be just the weekend. We'll be back by Sunday evening and then you can go back to being boring.
...
Goody! You're the cat's meow! We'll leave tomorrow morning. Well, I've got to get my wiggle on. I'm meeting a guy at a new juice joint I found.
Must be whoever inspired your new found love of language.
Don't be silly, that was at least two guys ago.
Wasn't it just incredible how he jumped onto the carriage like that and just started fighting with the driver and those men while still avoiding all those tree branches?! I've never seen anything like it, except maybe in the pictures of course. It was the cat's pajamas! I just can't wait to tell people about it all!
And taking control of those horses bef
Thanks again for escorting us after everything that happened.
Not a problem at all, Ms. Bow. It's what I'm here for. Ruffians been harassing people round here for years. I'm just doing my part to keep the peace.
lly hate to be that one guy who swung those gators around. He won't be too happy if he wa-
Thunk!
Hmm? Oh!
I will admit, Lillian, that this is not quite what I expected when you mentioned your uncle had an island.
Well, where else would you put an island a day's travel from New Orleans?
Fair enough. I had wondered how you were planning to do that.
Well, this is where we get off, thanks again for your help. Stay safe out there.
You two take good care of each other too. Do you want me to watch your bags til someone comes to get them?
No thanks, we'll bring them with us. Besides, if it's safe enough to leave those boxes there alone, then I don't think our luggage is in any danger.
You'd be amazed how selective some thieves can be.
Krakow!
Well, what do you think?
Krakow!
It looks...interesting, all right. Part of me wants to say cliché, even.
Wait til you meet the family.
What?
Nothing, now let's get inside.
Next time: We have dinner and taste the flavors of exposition.
Fun Fact: That large building in the Tulane pictures is not part of the Tulane campus at all. It is the St. Louis Cathedral and it's in a completely different section of the city.
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