Constable Evans 03: Evanly Choirs
“Evan said.
She was standing with her hand on the gate to the schoolhouse, looking at him steadily. He imagined she’d practiced that look for times when her students came to school with excuses about not doing their homework. “I see,” she said. She probably said the same thing to her students, too.
“Well, what would you have done?” he demanded.
“Oh, I’m sure you’ve made a very gallant sacrifice,” she said. “Not every man would give up a thrilling evening at the pub for a hot nightclub with a hal...f-clad Betsy. Maybe they’ll give you a medal.”
“At least I’m telling you about it,” Evan said. “At least I’m asking your opinion.”
“What I think doesn’t matter, does it?” Bronwen’s voice was still infuriatingly calm. “You and I are just friends, aren’t we? That’s what you tell everyone.”
Evan fought to control himself. He had expected Bronwen to be reasonable. He had tried to be reasonable. Reason wasn’t working. “Bronwen, you must know that I have no desire to go dancing with Betsy, but I couldn’t let her go down to Cardiff with the Welsh Don Juan, could I?MoreLess
She was standing with her hand on the gate to the schoolhouse, looking at him steadily. He imagined she’d practiced that look for times when her students came to school with excuses about not doing their homework. “I see,” she said. She probably said the same thing to her students, too.
“Well, what would you have done?” he demanded.
“Oh, I’m sure you’ve made a very gallant sacrifice,” she said. “Not every man would give up a thrilling evening at the pub for a hot nightclub with a hal...f-clad Betsy. Maybe they’ll give you a medal.”
“At least I’m telling you about it,” Evan said. “At least I’m asking your opinion.”
“What I think doesn’t matter, does it?” Bronwen’s voice was still infuriatingly calm. “You and I are just friends, aren’t we? That’s what you tell everyone.”
Evan fought to control himself. He had expected Bronwen to be reasonable. He had tried to be reasonable. Reason wasn’t working. “Bronwen, you must know that I have no desire to go dancing with Betsy, but I couldn’t let her go down to Cardiff with the Welsh Don Juan, could I?MoreLess
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