[Does that make a difference? ... is what she wants to ask, but she chooses to keep her question to herself for now.
As long as he doesn't feel worse or sick or anything, then she'll take that as a good sign.
Still. Why does she feel so nervous again? Clearly it worked for Eustace, so it should for her?]
Mm. Maybe you're right.
[She moves closer to the river and picks her first two jellybeans.]
Can't go as fast as you, so... bottoms up?
[She tosses them into her mouth and immediately dives down for a drink, her face twisted in all sorts of odd ways when she can taste something awful there.]
Eugh!
[She gives them a hard swallow and takes a deep breath before she can gag, tears forming along the edges of her eyes again.]
I don't even know what that was! God...! This is the worst...
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As long as he doesn't feel worse or sick or anything, then she'll take that as a good sign.
Still. Why does she feel so nervous again? Clearly it worked for Eustace, so it should for her?]
Mm. Maybe you're right.
[She moves closer to the river and picks her first two jellybeans.]
Can't go as fast as you, so... bottoms up?
[She tosses them into her mouth and immediately dives down for a drink, her face twisted in all sorts of odd ways when she can taste something awful there.]
Eugh!
[She gives them a hard swallow and takes a deep breath before she can gag, tears forming along the edges of her eyes again.]
I don't even know what that was! God...! This is the worst...
[SO FRUSTRATED SHE FEELS LIKE CRYING]