Clarissa smiled as the man grinned. His pride in his home was evident in the way he spoke of it and the fact that he put thought into it. She was pretty sure that when Clarence II had moved out, eventually marrying, he had not given a single ounce of thought to the décor of his home. And now his wife was the one that decorated things and it wasn't always choices Clarissa could agree with.
Clarissa listened with genuine interest as Mister Selwyn spoke of his art pieces. It was quite the collection and she also got to see more of his home. Everything seemed to tie together and spoke of a man that enjoyed having a nice visual in his surroundings. Which Clarissa did not fault at all as she could sometimes be much the same. She laughed at the right moments as he told her his anecdotes and asked further questions of them every now and then that would both be not too personal but also display that she was 1) actually listening and 2) interested in what he had to say.
The view from the windows of his upstairs parlor was a wonderful one. "They are lovely," Clarissa said as he pointed out his ships, admittedly not knowing much about ships nor inclined to ever be near one for a while yet. "And this view is breathtaking. It was a good choice."
Clarissa listened with genuine interest as Mister Selwyn spoke of his art pieces. It was quite the collection and she also got to see more of his home. Everything seemed to tie together and spoke of a man that enjoyed having a nice visual in his surroundings. Which Clarissa did not fault at all as she could sometimes be much the same. She laughed at the right moments as he told her his anecdotes and asked further questions of them every now and then that would both be not too personal but also display that she was 1) actually listening and 2) interested in what he had to say.
The view from the windows of his upstairs parlor was a wonderful one. "They are lovely," Clarissa said as he pointed out his ships, admittedly not knowing much about ships nor inclined to ever be near one for a while yet. "And this view is breathtaking. It was a good choice."