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HelpRe: ERB's KUY Congrats - Round 1 of 10: 16th Century Edition!
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DH: (40) Bertram Hamnet Cavendish (carpenter)
DW: (37) Hermia Beatrice Cavendish (professional complainer and carpenter's wife)
DD: (18) Eira Brigid Cavendish (gentlewoman-to-be)
DS: (16) Henry Phineas Cavendish (carpenter's apprentice)
DD: (13) Katherine Mary Cavendish (professional hopeless romantic)
Bertram Cavendish is usually very easygoing, humble, and accommodating, unless there is something he is passionate about, in which case, he will not stop until he has done what he wants to do. Nineteen years ago, what he wanted most was to marry Hermia Cadwallader, the petite and pessimistic blacksmith's daughter.
But the thing about Hermia was: Though she was but little, she was fierce.
Bertram brought her flowers. He wrote poems about her. (they weren't very good poems, but it's the thought that counts) Heck, he learned to spin so he could help with her chores!
He asked her to marry him five times. The first four times, she said no.
Then, one day, she fell in the river. The current was strong, and she could barely swim. She was pulled under. Bertram saw her fall in, so he jumped in after her. He grabbed onto a tree root and pulled her onto dry land.
He wasn't so rude to propose to her again, but Hermia knew he wanted to.
"I would say yes, but then you'll control my life," she said.
"I won't, I promise," he said.
"But you will, though. My father did. And my sister's husband did. They take took their wives' lives and mold them into part of themselves. And I won't let anyone do that to me."
"I would never do that. I love you."
"I'm not just going to take your word for it."
So Bertram stopped trying to convince Hermia to love him, and started proving that he wasn't manipulative or controlling. And eventually, he proposed again. And Hermia said yes.
Nineteen years later, they live in London and have 3 children: Eira, Henry, and Katherine. Hermia and Bertram are arranging Eira's marriage to an estate owner, Nathaniel Ó'hannagáin. She's not sure how she feels about this. On the one hand, she's not super excited about getting married, but on the other hand, Nat is really sweet...
DW: (37) Hermia Beatrice Cavendish (professional complainer and carpenter's wife)
DD: (18) Eira Brigid Cavendish (gentlewoman-to-be)
DS: (16) Henry Phineas Cavendish (carpenter's apprentice)
DD: (13) Katherine Mary Cavendish (professional hopeless romantic)
Bertram Cavendish is usually very easygoing, humble, and accommodating, unless there is something he is passionate about, in which case, he will not stop until he has done what he wants to do. Nineteen years ago, what he wanted most was to marry Hermia Cadwallader, the petite and pessimistic blacksmith's daughter.
But the thing about Hermia was: Though she was but little, she was fierce.
Bertram brought her flowers. He wrote poems about her. (they weren't very good poems, but it's the thought that counts) Heck, he learned to spin so he could help with her chores!
He asked her to marry him five times. The first four times, she said no.
Then, one day, she fell in the river. The current was strong, and she could barely swim. She was pulled under. Bertram saw her fall in, so he jumped in after her. He grabbed onto a tree root and pulled her onto dry land.
He wasn't so rude to propose to her again, but Hermia knew he wanted to.
"I would say yes, but then you'll control my life," she said.
"I won't, I promise," he said.
"But you will, though. My father did. And my sister's husband did. They take took their wives' lives and mold them into part of themselves. And I won't let anyone do that to me."
"I would never do that. I love you."
"I'm not just going to take your word for it."
So Bertram stopped trying to convince Hermia to love him, and started proving that he wasn't manipulative or controlling. And eventually, he proposed again. And Hermia said yes.
Nineteen years later, they live in London and have 3 children: Eira, Henry, and Katherine. Hermia and Bertram are arranging Eira's marriage to an estate owner, Nathaniel Ó'hannagáin. She's not sure how she feels about this. On the one hand, she's not super excited about getting married, but on the other hand, Nat is really sweet...
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