[ We care about each other? That is - Well. That is certainly...a bit of a reversal from - what she'd just said. And a bit of a reversal from what he generally assumes is her position on Byerly Rutyer, the man ever so like her much-maligned father. The man rescued by her much-maligned father. But here she is, blurting out we care about each other like it's a truth self-evident. Like it's not anything new to him. ]
Well, I - don't. Mind.
[ Is this a trap? Some revenge plot? Did Lexie tell Gwenaelle about By's putative joking seduction? Did Gwenaelle somehow hear about the betting pool? Because it does all feel bizarrely close to the way the famed soprano Viola Montagne had attempted to seduce him, once, on a bet, during a period when he'd sworn off women altogether. Maker, if it goes that way - if it's anything like that - he may actually hurl himself from the window. ]
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Well, I - don't. Mind.
[ Is this a trap? Some revenge plot? Did Lexie tell Gwenaelle about By's putative joking seduction? Did Gwenaelle somehow hear about the betting pool? Because it does all feel bizarrely close to the way the famed soprano Viola Montagne had attempted to seduce him, once, on a bet, during a period when he'd sworn off women altogether. Maker, if it goes that way - if it's anything like that - he may actually hurl himself from the window. ]