I'm right here,' Frances said gamely.
'So you are,' Annie replied. 'Gold star for you.'
'It's really too bad that you don't have *actual* gold stars. I shouldn't have to pinch up my pin money each week.'
'If I had actual gold stars,' Anne replied with a quirk of her brow, 'I shouldn't have to be your governess.'
'Touché,' Frances said admiringly.
Anne gave her a wink. There was something rather satisfying about earning the regard of a ten-year-old.
'So you are,' Annie replied. 'Gold star for you.'
'It's really too bad that you don't have *actual* gold stars. I shouldn't have to pinch up my pin money each week.'
'If I had actual gold stars,' Anne replied with a quirk of her brow, 'I shouldn't have to be your governess.'
'Touché,' Frances said admiringly.
Anne gave her a wink. There was something rather satisfying about earning the regard of a ten-year-old.
( Julia Quinn )
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