Stupid master. He can't shake that uneasiness still. (Heavyness. Twitchy. Things that regret becomes when we refuse to admit it's there.) So he continues after a second.]
... It wasn't all bad, though. [He pauses to lick some of the crumbs off his thumb. Still wearing those white gloves. And if he were being honest with himself...
—no. Not being honest yet.] I got to see a lot of places. And meet a lot of [incredibly dangerous and seedy] people. I just had to work most of the time. [To put it so very kindly.
But:] Why? Did you [er—] ever much? [Hedging for a second and glancing up lightly, just because, ah—it would seem not, probably.]
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(Blast it.)
Stupid master. He can't shake that uneasiness still. (Heavyness. Twitchy. Things that regret becomes when we refuse to admit it's there.) So he continues after a second.]
... It wasn't all bad, though. [He pauses to lick some of the crumbs off his thumb. Still wearing those white gloves. And if he were being honest with himself...
—no. Not being honest yet.] I got to see a lot of places. And meet a lot of [incredibly dangerous and seedy] people. I just had to work most of the time. [To put it so very kindly.
But:] Why? Did you [er—] ever much? [Hedging for a second and glancing up lightly, just because, ah—it would seem not, probably.]