The pain was so bad that she had to resort to giving him raw opium in his wine so he could sleep in comfort.She sat at his side every waking moment. S...e loved him as much or even more so than the day they met at her father's feast. They had their arguments but what couple married this long didn't? But no issue they heatedly debated could come before their love for each other.At first, Penelope wanted to selfishly hold on to him. However as time passed, she was ready to let her beloved to die in. I don't care about any silly bet. Iwanted to meet you. Ok. So anyway, come on."Jack held out his hand to me.I looked at it, and then took it in my hand.It was magic, that I felt.I looked up at Jack and he smiled.I was in love!At the table I was introduced to the other two couples.They all said I really looked nice, like a real girl.That made my heart dance.And they all asked me a dozen questions about dressing like a girl,entering the pageant, and what my parents thought.I actually found myself. ?Thank you? she replied ?I scrub up quite well? smiling to try to hide her embarrassment. ?You look pretty good yourself actually? she said, making her blush even more, which annoyed her; she normally never had this problem when meeting people.He was obviously impressed, he never took his eyes off her, the low cut dress may have helped she realised laughing to herself as the thought crossed her mind. They chatted about many things as the night went on and she noticed he never drank anything. Elizabeth almost felt sorry for her.Actually, she did feel sorry. If only Lisa had been caught. This would already be over, and Lisa would be so much further along the path towards her true purpose.For a moment, Elizabeth was tempted to take advantage of Lisa’s unguarded state. If she struck fast, she might disable the girl before she had a chance to fight back. Trouble was, if Lisa did defend in time she’d be able to make a break for it. In the end, what really mattered was that striking now.