“David?” Genevieve asked her older brother as she reached for the can of worms. The two were fishing at the river by their house.
“Yes, Genn?” David questioned in reply.
“Why did Father have to go to Lincoln? It’s not fair that he’s away so long!” Genevieve asked David.
“I don’t know, Genn. I suppose it’s his merchant business. He’s not doing to well with it, and his mill wheel broke last month. There’s no income for either of his jobs, and there is not any work here in Nottingham. So he had to go to Lincoln,” David tried to answer Genevieve’s question, but he wasn’t having much luck.
“Isn’t there somewhere closer than Lincoln?” Genevieve asked.
“Not that has enough work for him,” David replied.
“Oh. That isn’t good,” Genevieve said.
“Nay, ‘tisn’t!” David agreed.
“Genevieve!” came a girl’s voice from across the river when Genevieve and David when they were preparing to leave.
“Elizabeth! You are here! We just were leaving, though,” Genevieve called to her best friend.
“Oh, can you stay?” Elizabeth asked.
“Nay, we have caught quite a large amount of fish and our baskets are full. We must get home to clean them,” David explained.
“Oh, Genevieve, meet me at the hollow oak!” Elizabeth called after the siblings when they were going home.
“When?” Genevieve asked.
“Tonight, after supper!” Elizabeth replied.
“I can’t come after supper! Jenessa needs my help,” Genevieve said.
“Oh,” Elizabeth sighed. “I see.”
“Goodbye!” Genevieve called.
“Farewell!” Elizabeth said.
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