[Which is a gamble - but of course, if it comes to that, if he absolutely must, he'll say who said it. (Iris.) Or make someone up. (Ned? Not terribly believable. Someone ruder.) Just because he doesn't want to be gutted doesn't mean he's not willing to risk it, as long as he has a backup.]
I'm not sure how much I believe that. But you weren't calculating, or not as much as you could have been. I'm enjoying imagining what you could do.
[The briefest of smiles, fond and parodic, and an elaborate shrug.]
A complicated history. Basic principles: you can't get something for nothing.
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[Which is a gamble - but of course, if it comes to that, if he absolutely must, he'll say who said it. (Iris.) Or make someone up. (Ned? Not terribly believable. Someone ruder.) Just because he doesn't want to be gutted doesn't mean he's not willing to risk it, as long as he has a backup.]
I'm not sure how much I believe that. But you weren't calculating, or not as much as you could have been. I'm enjoying imagining what you could do.
[The briefest of smiles, fond and parodic, and an elaborate shrug.]
A complicated history. Basic principles: you can't get something for nothing.