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Post by jackkelly on Feb 11, 2012 17:46:01 GMT -5
He laughed, "you don't like sleeping in the bunk room with everybody?"
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Post by Birdie on Feb 11, 2012 18:03:25 GMT -5
She shrugged, smiling. "I don't mind it, but sometimes it's nice to have some space to breathe." She glanced over at him with an impish look. "And some of the girls snore."
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Post by jackkelly on Feb 11, 2012 20:41:06 GMT -5
Jack laughed, "yeah I know whatcha mean. It can just get overcrowded."
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Post by Birdie on Feb 11, 2012 21:34:19 GMT -5
"The boarding house I lived at before, everyone there worked during the nights, so I had the bunk room to myself most times. I suppose it spoiled me," she said with a smile.
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Post by jackkelly on Feb 12, 2012 1:12:20 GMT -5
"yeah it did, most of us are home nights. We get up too early," he said with a shrug.
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Post by Birdie on Feb 12, 2012 9:12:00 GMT -5
"Our teachers at school always told us that early risers are more successful," Birdie said with a smile. She reached for one of the extra blankets and spread one side out over her knees, offering Jack the other half.
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Post by jackkelly on Feb 12, 2012 9:42:57 GMT -5
Jack accepted the blanket. He laughed, "clearly she never met a newsie."
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Post by Birdie on Feb 12, 2012 13:01:29 GMT -5
"I don't think she had ever even read a newspaper. 'A proper young lady should not burden her husband with talk of politics or the news,'" Birdie quoted with a laugh.
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Post by jackkelly on Feb 12, 2012 13:26:35 GMT -5
Jack widened his eyes and then burst out laughing, "God, she sounded like a great teacher."
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Post by Birdie on Feb 12, 2012 17:32:00 GMT -5
"She wasn't a horrible one, at least," Birdie said, grinning. "Though my friends and I used to sneak out of the dormitory and go buy papers with our pocket money. We were quite scandalous."
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Post by jackkelly on Feb 12, 2012 19:57:54 GMT -5
"I'm glad you did, reading the papes makes ya smart." jack said.
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Post by Birdie on Feb 12, 2012 20:48:09 GMT -5
"Does it?" Birdie asked. "I suppose you must be right, you are the smartest person I know," she told him with a bright smile.
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Post by jackkelly on Feb 13, 2012 0:13:16 GMT -5
"I ain't that smart but I'd be a lot dumber if I never read the papes," he said with a grin. "I always keep one got myself to read after the day is done."
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Post by Birdie on Feb 13, 2012 7:58:54 GMT -5
"You're very smart, Jack," she argued, wrapping her arms around her knees. "You knew what to do when I got away from Priest's boys, and you sell more papers than anyone else in the house."
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Post by jackkelly on Feb 13, 2012 9:40:05 GMT -5
"I'm smart for a newsies," he nudged her shoulder with his own. "So you went to a fancy school huh?" Jack had always been interested in school, he'd never had a chance to finish. He had to get out on his own and support his family.
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