In the Brief Eternal Silence
““I do.”
“Thirdly, and I do not need to tell your brother this, but it appears that I have rather overestimated your good common sense, so perhaps I should tell you, if you speak of how Miss Murdock and I met or the means in which our marriage was brought about, or, for that matter, how I got this palm print upon my cheek and from whom I received it, I will call you out.
Friendship or no friendship.”
“Of course, St. James,” Bertie interrupted before Ryan could answer. “You have no need to remind... him of that.
Even Ryan, young as he is, would certainly be aware of this.”
“I am merely making it clear. Ryan seems to have the belief that I mean Miss Murdock some dreadful harm, when for the past two days I have expended a great deal of energy seeing to it that whatever becomes of me, that she will be very comfortable indeed for the rest of her life. And if he could not gather this from the fact that I am wasting precious time today procuring her a horse when I have other pressing matters, then I have misjudged him.MoreLess
“Thirdly, and I do not need to tell your brother this, but it appears that I have rather overestimated your good common sense, so perhaps I should tell you, if you speak of how Miss Murdock and I met or the means in which our marriage was brought about, or, for that matter, how I got this palm print upon my cheek and from whom I received it, I will call you out.
Friendship or no friendship.”
“Of course, St. James,” Bertie interrupted before Ryan could answer. “You have no need to remind... him of that.
Even Ryan, young as he is, would certainly be aware of this.”
“I am merely making it clear. Ryan seems to have the belief that I mean Miss Murdock some dreadful harm, when for the past two days I have expended a great deal of energy seeing to it that whatever becomes of me, that she will be very comfortable indeed for the rest of her life. And if he could not gather this from the fact that I am wasting precious time today procuring her a horse when I have other pressing matters, then I have misjudged him.MoreLess
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