I suppose you could have, yes.

[It doesn't sound particularly grateful; rather, it is exactly as prim and sniffing as Byerly's justification had been petty. Someone (not her!) might suggest the phrase 'two of a kind.' Presumably that someone would also find themselves being vigorously shouted down.]

Now we will both just have to make due with the truth. In any case, I suppose it will make little difference in the immediate future.