"That does sound nice," Eva said, sincerely. Honestly, this conversation had gone more pleasantly than she might have expected--if she'd actually had time to anticipate any such thing, of course, which she hadn't. Nonetheless.

"Well," Evangeline said after picking another apple slice. "I'm sure I've kept you from things long enough. It's been nice speaking with you, Miss Potts." She thought she wouldn't last much longer, anyway if she wanted to head home before she was falling asleep on her feet.

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