A Moment in Time
“His aversion to the outside world, his desire for complete privacy, and his unwillingness to interact with a stranger. No wonder he has Ducci act as his go-between, she thought.
Her initial horror dissipated, and she felt sorry for him. She wanted to reach out and enfold him in her arms and tell him that it was okay. But she couldn't do that, of course, for she would only antagonize him. Some instinct told her that he was not a man who wanted to be pitied, that he was in fact a man who despised... pity.
Her mind reeled with what she should say now that she had learned his secret, and the only conclusion she could come to was to behave as naturally as possible. She swallowed hard, took a deep breath, and spoke. "Do you want to search for the file alone?" she asked, giving him an opportunity to be by himself, away from her outsider's eyes.
"No," he said after a moment's hesitation.
"It's . . . okay, Doc. You've got a job to do. I guess you need the operating room lights." She heard a note of irony in his voice.MoreLess
Her initial horror dissipated, and she felt sorry for him. She wanted to reach out and enfold him in her arms and tell him that it was okay. But she couldn't do that, of course, for she would only antagonize him. Some instinct told her that he was not a man who wanted to be pitied, that he was in fact a man who despised... pity.
Her mind reeled with what she should say now that she had learned his secret, and the only conclusion she could come to was to behave as naturally as possible. She swallowed hard, took a deep breath, and spoke. "Do you want to search for the file alone?" she asked, giving him an opportunity to be by himself, away from her outsider's eyes.
"No," he said after a moment's hesitation.
"It's . . . okay, Doc. You've got a job to do. I guess you need the operating room lights." She heard a note of irony in his voice.MoreLess
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