[ That's absurd enough that he gives a huff of something approaching laughter. Without amusement - this is a grim discussion - but. ]

Certainly not. I'd hardly be able to play a convincing scoundrel if the Queen herself were seen to keep my company.

But it is rather the point. I am asking if there is a version of this tale, which is true, which you would not mind finding its way to others' ears.

[ Has Wysteria worked with enough lawyers, in her real estate matters, to be able to imitate their twisty minds? Perhaps not. Especially not in a matter as weighty as this. ]