His sisters were, for the most part, quite a bit older than her and Minnie did not know any of them especially well, though more than one of them were far too intimidating for her to even contemplate making an acquaintance. But she certainly knew the name and felt a distinct surge of delight, and relief, at discovering he was part of a family she would likely be encouraged to make a connection with.
“Pendergast. Minnie Pendergast.” She supplied with a smile as she pondered, not for the first time, whether it was an advantage or a curse that her name was now forever associated with a finishing school she had, at best, attended, given how limited her successes had been. “The pleasure is all mine Mr Longbottom. Wait a moment,” her smile grew as it occurred to her where else she had heard his name. “Don’t you know Thom? Mr Pettigrew I mean? I was friends with his wife before…well, before, and I’m sure I remember her mentioning you.”
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no, really MJ is just showing off at this point