[She still feels the panic pushing up beneath her breastbone on and off, usually when she stops talking and gives herself enough time to consider what's really going on around her. 'Magic' is still a ways away from being seen as an acceptable reason, but it seems - at the moment - to be the only reason.]
Oh, Africa, actually! [Jane replies, in her very, very English accent. She picks up a morsel of food from the plate and pulls it in half, then eats one of the halves before speaking again.]
But we travelled there from London. My father and I. I'm an animal researcher, you see.
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Oh, Africa, actually! [Jane replies, in her very, very English accent. She picks up a morsel of food from the plate and pulls it in half, then eats one of the halves before speaking again.]
But we travelled there from London. My father and I. I'm an animal researcher, you see.