“It’s not really appropriate discussion for someone your age,” Miss Havisham says.<\/p>\n
Proserpina just waits.<\/p>\n
“Very well, if you insist,” says Miss Havisham. “But I’m not undoing my bodice again: I’ll trace it. Here.”<\/p>\n
Proserpina watches her finger. “Where did you get it?” she asks.<\/p>\n
“A harbor town on the far side of the world.” She shakes her head. “Quite a lifetime ago. Your lifetime, nearly.”<\/p>\n
“Is it like a brand?”<\/p>\n
“Hardly! The King of England has tattoos, you know.”<\/p>\n
“Miss Greenbrier says the Romans tattooed escaped slaves.”<\/p>\n
“We’re women, Proserpina,” says Miss Havisham tiredly. “To what else do we aspire?”<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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