Oh, by the way: discreet = able to keep a secret. discrete = separated. Elizabeth certainly is discrete -- as your story makes clear -- but I think in the line in question you were referring to her choosing not to speak rather than choosing not to touch.
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Date: 2007-05-02 08:53 pm (UTC)Oh, by the way: discreet = able to keep a secret. discrete = separated. Elizabeth certainly is discrete -- as your story makes clear -- but I think in the line in question you were referring to her choosing not to speak rather than choosing not to touch.