[ it is certainly a load of something, though nightingale would hardly stoop so low as to say that out loud. he isn't taking off his shoes, either, but of course, his aren't heels so much as flat-soled leather shoes, and handmade ones at that. ]
That's quite all right. [ his accent, she might note, is not dissimilar to her own. ] I imagine I'd do the same in your position.
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That's quite all right. [ his accent, she might note, is not dissimilar to her own. ] I imagine I'd do the same in your position.