She had checked, a note to their host to confirm the details on where to send her note and confirmed that he was still close at hand.  They had been in each others spheres for quiet some time.  But he still hadn’t responded? Was it true – what he was saying -that he hadn’t received her letter.  Could Ana really have taken such extreme steps to separate her from someone she might have communicated with that didn’t meet her standards?  The nervous knot in her throat dropped to the pit of her stomach and became a cold uneasiness about what else Ana and Georgi might have decided was appropriate or otherwise for her.  Was that why she hadn’t heard anything from Mister Crouches office?

’It seems I am the more deceived,’ her mouth set in something like defiance and her blue eyes flashing, unsure if tears of anger or a scream was closer to her throat.  How could they! ’I wrote to you Mister Fisk, after our meeting, I wanted to apologies for leaving as I did, of the display I made of myself in my...frustration’ it was the best word she could think off.  ’I did you a discredit, for I thought perhaps either my emotions on that night, or my situation might have stopped you.’She took a deep breath and finally met his eyes, ’I would like, that is,’ she faltered a little, ’if you wouldn’t mind, I would like the opportunity to get to know you better.’ She shook off her awkwardness, if he said no then – well she had lost nothing, she believed she had lost his friendship a year ago, ’But I hope you’ll say yes, I believe we could be good friends.’ she offered her hand to shake his. 

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