Another Country
“Ian stared at James Riddell, his breathing ragged.
“What did you call me?” Riddell asked in slow, deliberate tones.
Ian felt a hand on his sleeve, its warning pressure.
Eleanor, who had come quickly to his side, shot him a pleading glance. He already knew this was neither the time nor the place for such a confrontation; indeed, his behavior had already breached the code of a gentleman. “I believe you heard me,” he said quietly, once he’d reined his emotions back under control. “I’ve no need to ...say it again.”
“You owe me an apology,” Riddell demanded quietly.
“Ian...”
“No, Eleanor. It’s all right.” Ian raised his chin.
“I apologize for speaking to you in such a manner, and in such a place. But the business between us is not finished.”
“It was finished a decade ago, Campbell,” Riddell replied. “You simply have not accepted it.”
Ian was conscious of the frank and curious stares of the people gathered in the salon. Next to him Isobel was rigid with the embarrassment of being party to such a confrontation.MoreLess
“What did you call me?” Riddell asked in slow, deliberate tones.
Ian felt a hand on his sleeve, its warning pressure.
Eleanor, who had come quickly to his side, shot him a pleading glance. He already knew this was neither the time nor the place for such a confrontation; indeed, his behavior had already breached the code of a gentleman. “I believe you heard me,” he said quietly, once he’d reined his emotions back under control. “I’ve no need to ...say it again.”
“You owe me an apology,” Riddell demanded quietly.
“Ian...”
“No, Eleanor. It’s all right.” Ian raised his chin.
“I apologize for speaking to you in such a manner, and in such a place. But the business between us is not finished.”
“It was finished a decade ago, Campbell,” Riddell replied. “You simply have not accepted it.”
Ian was conscious of the frank and curious stares of the people gathered in the salon. Next to him Isobel was rigid with the embarrassment of being party to such a confrontation.MoreLess
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