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Short Story Of Matilda

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Standing at attention their butler welcomed them home with a small curt nod. He gracefully striped Hugh and Matilda of their coats waving them inside. After which Hugh and Matilda ignored his presence proceeding into the foyer. Foregoing the staircase they turned right to a pair of double doors. Hugh pushed the heavily decorated double doors open revealing a well-stocked library. Matilda immediately darted in heading for a section labeled medical. Hugh pulled out a large brown leather chair pushing it before a chalkboard. When he was finished Hugh walked to a set of bells located near the chalkboard. He pressed it and a moment later a maid entered. Matilda returned from her endeavor plopping five books on a table beside …show more content…

Hugh blinked before speaking, "Matilda do we usually go to the park?" "Yes, Hugh we have every Sunday after service. Usually, you would be with Sir Peters and Beatrice and I would wonder. Oh, Hugh, he was waiting for me! He wanted to intimidate me! Hugh nodded. "It would seem so." Matilda quickly picked up the chalk and wrote intimidation on the board. Hugh leaned back and Matilda started pacing again. Hugh's eyes shot up. "Matilda if I remember correctly the word Incipit is Latin in origin. It usually indicates the start of a mid-evil text or a starting sequence of notes. it simply means it begins." "The question remains what begins and why? That is only under the assumption it began after he handed me the envelope. What if this is not the first beginning? After all, there are multiple Mid-evil texts." "Matilda," Hugh breathed in while taking in every detail of her. "You are gorgeous, breathtaking." Matilda glanced at the board ignoring Hugh's aroused statement. "What about the wax seal and his clothes?" "Very good Matilda two very important details, I forgot please place them on the board." Matilda wrote quickly. "There could be some sort of symbolism to them. " Hugh careened forward his hands resting on each side of his chair. "What made you think it was Beatrice's finger?" "Beatrice's ring she has never hidden it and shown

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