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“Mother!” Timmy skipped down the stairs “Eliza say’s she shan’t eat because she has a headache”
“Very well, come to the table, the meat is getting cold” Mrs. Maurray sat down at the long wooden table and Timmy sat down on the other end.
“Mother when shall father be back from London?” Timmy asked, helping himself to a generous helping of potatoes.
“Supposedly one week from tomorrow, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it was longer, you know that whenever he is with his relatives they stretch his visits as long as they can”
“Of course they do! Who wouldn’t want to spend time with the richest man in town? Their probably just trying to wheedle money out of him anyway” Timmy said in disgust
“Timothy! Don’t say such dreadful things about your relatives!” Mrs. Maurray said sharply
“Well it’s true, don’t you remember last year Aunt Cornelia was trying to get him to fund her orphanage and Uncle Ben was trying to get him to pay for his new Horse. Good thing father is so stingy or we’d all be broke by now. It will all probably be ruined someday when Eliza goes off and marries some beggar-”
“Timothy! That will be quite enough!” Mrs. Maurray stood up and left the room. Timothy helped himself to another piece of meat.

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Eliza rang the school bell and all of the students filed out of the school house. Eliza picked up her books and walked outside, Charlie Burns was waiting for her outside, and he clearly expected her to let him walk her home. She tried to look like she didn’t notice him and walked in the other direction.
“Miss Maurray!” he called, she sighed and turned towards him. The last thing she wanted was to walk the long three miles back to her house with Charlie by her side.
“Mr. Burns, how kind of you to come by the school house for me, but really it was unnecessary” Eliza said as sweetly as she could, but even still her voice had an irritated edge to it. However Charlie didn’t seem to notice.
“You didn’t expect me to let you walk all the way back into town by yourself did you? Ah but never mind, you know that I am really just coming as an excuse to spend time with you, I really enjoy our little walks Eliza” He looked at her as if he was expecting her to express mutual feelings, which she did not. He reached out to take her books but she ignored him and quickened her pace.
“So Lizzie I hear that-” Charlie began
“My name is Elizabeth, only my friends call me Lizzie” Eliza said

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“My name is Elizabeth, only my friends call me Lizzie” Eliza said
“Oh, of course Lizzie, I’ll make sure in the future to tell anyone that you want, that they can’t call you Lizzie” Charlie smiled and Eliza sighed
“Miss Eliza, can I ask you a question” Charlie asked
“Of course Mr. Burns”
“You don’t have to call me Mr. Burns dear, please call me Charlie”
“What was your question Mr. Burns?”
“Oh yes, I had nearly forgotten. Do you intend to continue teaching or would you rather settle down, and raise a family?”
“That depends on whether or not I meet someone who I would care to spend my life with, until then I plan on teaching”
“Well then give up teaching now and-”
“Mr. Burns, allow me to make something very clear to you. I know what you are going to say and I cannot allow you to continue”
“I’m sure you could not possibly guess what I am going to say, I indeed was going to request your beautiful hand in ma-”
“Stop! I simply cannot accept your offer, it is very kind of you but I am sure that I simply could not be happy with you”
“Miss Eliza, you understand that you may never receive another offer again?”
“I doubt that I will ever be in that predicament” Eliza mumbled to herself, quickening her pace
“Then you have someone else? I knew it; someone beat me to you, and now I am forced to sit around while someone carries you away” Charlie quickened his pace to match hers
“It can have nothing to do with you even if I do”
“But it has everything to do with me! Even if you never give poor little Charlie another thought in your life, you can be assured I will never love another soul besides you”
“Why do you persist in making love at me when I have told you that I do not share your feelings and thus your words can only cause pain?”
“Me cause you pain? Ha! How can you even speak of causing pain when you have just destined a respectable man to lead the rest of his life lonely and dismal?”
“I beg you let me walk home in peace and not repeat your requests again” Eliza walked away, leaving Charlie staring at her retreating figure.
“Great, just great” he mumbled.
 
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The chapters of this story that have already been posted are being edited right now with the help of Lothiriel, I will post more when we are done.
 

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