( she hadn't expected that dolores would bring anything at all, and for a moment her expression is unguarded, surprise evident in the faint twist of her mouth. )
I do, actually. Though it's been a long while since I've had any.
( she trails her fingers along the edge of the package, and then lets her hand fall away. )
Sugar rationing.
( by way of an explanation. the truth was, she could have bypassed the rations, owing to her father's station. but he would have frowned upon her doing so as much as she herself would never have dared. one cannot hope to speak for the people while they stand apart from them. )
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I do, actually. Though it's been a long while since I've had any.
( she trails her fingers along the edge of the package, and then lets her hand fall away. )
Sugar rationing.
( by way of an explanation. the truth was, she could have bypassed the rations, owing to her father's station. but he would have frowned upon her doing so as much as she herself would never have dared. one cannot hope to speak for the people while they stand apart from them. )