That night--Ada and Virginia
Ada paused for a moment in front of Valeria's door, listening for any sound of activity within. She didn't want to wake her, indeed it was rather late, maybe she should just go back to her room and leave well enough alone. Or maybe she should stop being such a goose and talk to her friend. ( Read more...Collapse )

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After dinner--Ada and Maggie
After dinner, Roland escorted Ada and Marguerite back to the headmaster's house, bid them goodnight with a gallant little bow, and retired to his study. The two ladies went up to Ada's room, which had been thoughtfully prepared with lamps lit and a small fire in the grate against the evening cool. ( Read more...Collapse )

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Ada and Company: The Dinner Party, part 2
"So," said Josey, holding his coffee cup out to Alice to be refilled, "that's how people came to have fire. There's scores of tales like that." ( Read more...Collapse )

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