The Dancing Men: Recovery

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Canon Story: The Dancing Men
Title: Recovery
Author: scfrankles
Rating: G
Author's Notes: I only know that I have heard she recovered entirely, and that she still remains a widow, devoting her whole life to the care of the poor and to the administration of her husband’s estate. Inspired by Rachel’s note on the poetry page.


I recovered physically. Slowly I learnt to live with the grief and guilt. I took comfort in working hard and in caring for others.

I discovered I had true friends I could rely on. And eventually I smiled again. Laughed again.

I chose to go on.

My story didn’t have a happy ending, but it wasn’t a hopeless one either.

Comments

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Really lovely look at Mrs Cubitt.

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Yeah, poor thing. Thanks for giving her a voice.

[debriswoman]

Heart warming...she deserved contentment...but if only she had confided in her husband:-(

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Thank you ^^

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

You do have to have a lot of sympathy with Mrs. Cubitt.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

I like to think the rest of her life wasn't all sorrow and penance.

And I can understand her reluctance to put the burden of her past on her husband but yes - if only she'd explained the situation, there wouldn't have been this tragedy ^^"

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Poor Elsie. I have a feeling she'll remain in perpetual mourning like Victoria herself, but turn her grief into assistance for others.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

I like to think there may be some happiness for her in the future but the ending of DANC does suggest she never entirely recovers and will always mourn her husband. I so admire her determination to keep going and think of others in this situation.

[sanguinity]

It's a hard thing to live with, that. I'm glad to think that she was able to find some happiness again, especially since that's the only thing she'd ever really been trying for in the first place.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Yes - she says, leave me to my lonely life if you can't accept my being silent. And her husband does accept her silence and... leaves her to a lonely life.

Perhaps it's wishful thinking that she could ever get over the violent death of her husband, but I hope she did find some happiness again.