A Question of Honor (2014)
“We were just a man and a woman...’ ‘We weren’t just anything. Don’t you believe that there must be one person who is truly special—one person who’s meant for us, for however short a time? Someone we meet who changes our life, puts our existence on a new path once and for ever.’ She thought he wasn’t going to respond. That his mouth and his whole being had frozen so that he had lost all ability, all need to say a word. Then suddenly he blinked hard, just once, shutting his thoughts off from her....
‘No,’ he said, cold and stark, totally ruthless. ‘No, I don’t believe such fanciful nonsense.’ ‘But your brother—he was going to be married. He must have loved... No?’ She broke off as the violent shake of his head, the tight line of his mouth rejected everything she said.
‘What has love got to do with it?’ he said.
‘It’s usual...’ Clemmie began then caught the way he was looking at her and backed down hastily.MoreLess
‘No,’ he said, cold and stark, totally ruthless. ‘No, I don’t believe such fanciful nonsense.’ ‘But your brother—he was going to be married. He must have loved... No?’ She broke off as the violent shake of his head, the tight line of his mouth rejected everything she said.
‘What has love got to do with it?’ he said.
‘It’s usual...’ Clemmie began then caught the way he was looking at her and backed down hastily.MoreLess
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