[ A beat, and then a long breath out. ]

It shouldn't bother me. I profit when someone thinks me villainous. It's to my advantage.

[ He does allow it, lets himself be pulled back. There's stiffness in his muscles, but he leans lightly on her, like a hunting dog. ]

And when someone says, what a louse, what a useless drunken fool, it's amusing. But when someone says that -