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Jun 17, 2006 19:30:57 GMT -5
Post by Thérèse Dupassé on Jun 17, 2006 19:30:57 GMT -5
Thérèse narrowed her eyes, her voice suddenly harsh. "No normal singer, hm? Then why on earth would you want my pity?" Despite Estelle's trembling, Thérèse watched her with a steady, cold eye.
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Jun 17, 2006 19:38:01 GMT -5
Post by phantomsbride1 on Jun 17, 2006 19:38:01 GMT -5
Estelle turned back, "what I mean is, I have an unusual heritage. And I do not want or need your pity, I have never required it of anyone." she said, standing up straighter. "But if you knew...what he was like...you would know how I feel!" she said, her voice quavering as she headed towards the door.
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Jun 17, 2006 20:21:48 GMT -5
Post by Thérèse Dupassé on Jun 17, 2006 20:21:48 GMT -5
"I've never had the privilege," Thérèse said, "So you must forgive my lack of empathy. I do not know what he was like and so I do not know how you feel."
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Jun 18, 2006 16:25:02 GMT -5
Post by phantomsbride1 on Jun 18, 2006 16:25:02 GMT -5
Estelle turned, "Enough of this! You seem to know more about myself than I know about you. First of all, what is your name, and second, how did you come to work here?" she asked, turning back.
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Jun 19, 2006 13:36:45 GMT -5
Post by Thérèse Dupassé on Jun 19, 2006 13:36:45 GMT -5
"My name is Thérèse Dupassé. I am from Blérancourt and I came to Paris when my grandmother- my guardian- died. I was hired by the Opera Populaire because I heard about the need for more cleaning staff." Thérèse recited impassively
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Jun 19, 2006 15:15:13 GMT -5
Post by phantomsbride1 on Jun 19, 2006 15:15:13 GMT -5
"But you could do so much more than cleaning with that voice." said Estelle, her dark green eyes gleaming with relief to be on a different subject. "Why don't you audition?" she asked.
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Jun 19, 2006 17:15:29 GMT -5
Post by Thérèse Dupassé on Jun 19, 2006 17:15:29 GMT -5
"Because, as I said, I have had no training and you've only heard me singing nursery rhymes. And do you honestly think they would hire the girl who washes their sheets to sing with them? It's one thing to move from chorus girl to prima donna. It's another to move from servant to performer." Thérèse said with just a hint of bitterness creeping in. "And I have little taste for the limelight. In my experience, being the center of attention is rarely a good thing."
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Jun 19, 2006 18:37:04 GMT -5
Post by phantomsbride1 on Jun 19, 2006 18:37:04 GMT -5
"You can say that again!" smiled Estelle ruefully, "Do you speak from experience?" she asked curiously.
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Jun 19, 2006 19:25:12 GMT -5
Post by Thérèse Dupassé on Jun 19, 2006 19:25:12 GMT -5
"A bit," she replied guardedly. "Not in any formal sense, as I'm sure you could wax poetic on."
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Jun 20, 2006 19:42:28 GMT -5
Post by phantomsbride1 on Jun 20, 2006 19:42:28 GMT -5
"Well then" said Estelle, wrapping her shalw closely round her shoulders, "tell me of your experiences, for I would love to hear them and they must be far more interesting than my own." She sat on a stool and waited.
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Jun 21, 2006 12:53:14 GMT -5
Post by Thérèse Dupassé on Jun 21, 2006 12:53:14 GMT -5
"I have nothing to say," Thérèse replied brusquely, turning away slightly to sweep along the corner of the room. "I was born, I grew up, I moved here. What else is there to know?"
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Jun 21, 2006 18:14:32 GMT -5
Post by phantomsbride1 on Jun 21, 2006 18:14:32 GMT -5
Estelle laughed, "Very well, I will play along, if you intend to be more elusive then myself, perhaps you could give me a guided tour, for I bet that, as one of the staff, you know the opera house far better than I do."
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Jun 21, 2006 18:56:03 GMT -5
Post by Thérèse Dupassé on Jun 21, 2006 18:56:03 GMT -5
"I am not trying to be engimatic, mademoiselle. I simply have lead an... inconsequential life. I am not certain what exactly you would want me to say." Thérèse replied, looking wary at the prospect of taking someone through the back ways of the opera house.
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Jun 22, 2006 11:35:41 GMT -5
Post by phantomsbride1 on Jun 22, 2006 11:35:41 GMT -5
"Everyone has their secrets." murmured Estelle and opened the door, "Well, shall we begin?" she asked.
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Jun 22, 2006 13:00:16 GMT -5
Post by Thérèse Dupassé on Jun 22, 2006 13:00:16 GMT -5
"Why do you want to see the rest of the opera house?" Thérèse asked. "I assure you, there's nothing glamorous in the laundry room. I can't take you up to the rafters, that's not my business." She hung back, watching Estelle closely with dark eyes. "Not to mention there are people working in those places," she added quietly.
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