. " ah ." said rose . she bent down and tugged at an elderly lavender bush ." you didn't care for my garden . you never did . "
rough moss infested grass . shrubs that required pruning . overgrown flowerbeds , these were the casual outrages , the result of nathan's and my neglect . "no , i never did .""
she straightened up , a sprig of lavender in her fingers . funny , that i imagined that every blade of grass and leaf would be imprinted on my memory . but once you leave a place , you leave . or rather , it leaves you ."
i had devoted not inconsiderable time to imagining rose's feeling on being banished from her garden ." you mean you forgot about it ?"
" no , i would never forget about it ." she rolled the lavender between her fingers . " it holds the early days ....of us ...of me . but it wa no longer central ...."
"height , route , and rest ?" i asked ." did you build those in ?"
"height ? route ..." puzzle , she frowned . then her brow cleared ." you 're talking about the plan i sent to nathan ? did you like them ? he asked me for some ideas , and it sort of took off ."
"actually . he never mentioned them . i fiound them in a notebook ."
"oh ." rose flushed fiery red , and her lips tightened ." if you like , i can send you what i suggested . i have a copy ."
" no , " i said ." no "
after a moment , she added . " i don't think natan liked it that i didn't mind doing the plans . i had an ideas that he wanted me to say that i'd have nothing to do with it . i think he was surprised that i didn't mind . anyway . tjhat was why he ordered the rose , on't you think ?"
rough moss infested grass . shrubs that required pruning . overgrown flowerbeds , these were the casual outrages , the result of nathan's and my neglect . "no , i never did .""
she straightened up , a sprig of lavender in her fingers . funny , that i imagined that every blade of grass and leaf would be imprinted on my memory . but once you leave a place , you leave . or rather , it leaves you ."
i had devoted not inconsiderable time to imagining rose's feeling on being banished from her garden ." you mean you forgot about it ?"
" no , i would never forget about it ." she rolled the lavender between her fingers . " it holds the early days ....of us ...of me . but it wa no longer central ...."
"height , route , and rest ?" i asked ." did you build those in ?"
"height ? route ..." puzzle , she frowned . then her brow cleared ." you 're talking about the plan i sent to nathan ? did you like them ? he asked me for some ideas , and it sort of took off ."
"actually . he never mentioned them . i fiound them in a notebook ."
"oh ." rose flushed fiery red , and her lips tightened ." if you like , i can send you what i suggested . i have a copy ."
" no , " i said ." no "
after a moment , she added . " i don't think natan liked it that i didn't mind doing the plans . i had an ideas that he wanted me to say that i'd have nothing to do with it . i think he was surprised that i didn't mind . anyway . tjhat was why he ordered the rose , on't you think ?"
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