Portrait Of A Lady Book の小説・ストーリー

He just flicked my forehead and followed the lady to the other room. I waited for almost half an hour before they returned. The lady handed me a small book that was almost of the same size as my hand with my picture on it and several writings I could not understand. “Your eyes are gorgeous,” she complimented. “T-Thank you,” I responded. “Since you are gorgeous yourself, do not waste your time on that womanizer over there. He is not worth it.” “I can hear you, Frost,” Lansford stated as he stood from his seat. “Let’s go. We don’t have much time left.”

I came here with a few, only to leave with many. "If you're wondering what all this has to do with your questions or your granddaughter, look at the back of the book." Heather said. I flipped the pages until I came to the back of the book. There was a small painting. It's the only thing that's preserved immaculately. I picked up the painting. It was a portrait. The woman to the left was Celene, and the woman to the right was... "Kwen?"

There was a desk covered in papers, shelves full of books, a fireplace with a real fire burning—orange and yellow flames that looked wrong after seeing nothing but purple for so long. But what caught my attention were the portraits. They covered every wall, dozens of them, all different sizes. And they were all of the same girl. A little girl with dark hair and bright eyes and a smile that looked like it could light up the whole world. Lyra. In one portrait, she was a baby sleeping in a cradle. In another, she was maybe three years old, holding a stuffed animal. There was one of her at five, missing her front teeth. Another at seven, wearing a pretty dress and a flower crown.

Shelves lined the walls, filled with books of all kinds, their spines creating a mosaic of colors. In the midst of this scholarly haven sat Princess Leticia, her hair cascading down her shoulders in loose waves. She was dressed in simple, common clothes that belied her royal heritage. Victoria’s entrance broke the tranquility of the scene with a sudden, almost violent force. Leticia looked up from her book, knowing who exactly her visitor was. The shift in her position revealed a scar on the left side of her face, a long, jagged line that marred her otherwise delicate features.

And he was really torn of believing her that she changed for the better or this just one of her schemes. The Claire now was exactly the Claire that she dreamt about many years ago. He smiled sadly at that thought. He stood up and opened the glass shelves into the part of the special book section. He grabbed that special book entitled: “The CEO’s Little Enchantress”, he opened the book in the middle and took out a photo of a young lady in her 20’s wearing eyeglasses and so focused typing on her laptop. Then he checked another photo of her holding the book and reading it.

Unable to resist her curiosity, she pushed them open and stepped into what she immediately recognized as the library. The room was breathtaking. Shelves stretched from floor to ceiling, filled with books that looked ancient and worn. A soft golden glow streamed in from stained-glass windows, painting colorful patterns on the polished marble floor. At the center of the room was a massive desk cluttered with papers, a quill resting in an inkpot. Above the fireplace hung a large portrait of a woman with soft features and kind eyes. Ella’s gaze lingered on the painting. Who was she? She had seen this image before, though she couldn't remember where.

There were piles of books on her table, and there was a request for more books that she had drafted out. “My lady, let us leave.” Liora begged, following behind me impatiently. I checked through some of her books, and they were mostly fiction. My eyes caught a particular book under a pile of books, and I reached for it instantly. “My lady, you're going to get me killed.” Liora groaned as I picked up the book. “THE ADVENTURES OF LADY KILMARTIN.” I read out loud. “Huh?” Liora mumbled.

"Hey, Rory." I gave him my best smile as he let me through. I stayed focused and sharp during my work. The painting was a stunner, one of Mallerton's early works, entitled simply Lady Percival. An absolutely compelling woman with nearly black hair, a blue dress to match her eyes, a book in her hand and the most magnificent figure a female could ever hope to have took up most of the canvas. She wasn't so much a beauty as expressive, I very much wished I knew her story. The painting had suffered some heat damage during a fire in the sixties and never been touched since. Lady Percival needed a dose of tender loving care, and I would be the lucky one to give it to her.

I stood up, dusting the cover with my hand. It was aesthetic and probably handmade by someone highly decorative. I opened the book on the page with the polaroid, my eyes instantly connecting with a piercing blue pair. It was a young woman or a teenager, I wasn't so sure, but she was young with long, sleek brown hair tumbling down her shoulders. Her eyes were pretty, but they gave me chills because I felt like I'd seen her before but couldn't pinpoint where exactly. The polaroid only showed her upper body and she was naked but with her hands crossed over her chest, covering her nipples. She was smiling with her teeth biting into her bottom lip.