"He's afraid more'n you'd think, when you catch him... When he needs speak t'folk, not play at them? Something of the like."
"I think you're right," I say thoughtfully. "He's always playing a part... When I gave him back the watch, I said I'd seen him be kind, and it - seemed to shake him. He said whatever I thought I knew about him was a lie. But I don't think that's so." I breathe out and shake my head. "You are tangled up with some complicated men, Glass," I say wryly, and I sip my tea.
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Date: 2010-09-27 07:46 pm (UTC)"I think you're right," I say thoughtfully. "He's always playing a part... When I gave him back the watch, I said I'd seen him be kind, and it - seemed to shake him. He said whatever I thought I knew about him was a lie. But I don't think that's so." I breathe out and shake my head. "You are tangled up with some complicated men, Glass," I say wryly, and I sip my tea.