The Silenced
“Should she tell him the truth? About what she’d said—or what she felt?
“I said you were a good partner.”
“Oh, now, that would be a lie,” he said, obviously amused. “You think I’m high-handed, chauvinistic and intolerable.”
“That’s not true,” Meg protested. “Not the intolerable part. You’re bearable. Just bearable.”
“Ah, thank you for that!” he said, lifting his coffee cup to her and smiling.
“Well, let’s be frank. You feel I’m too young, too emotional and not nearly as capab...le as you are. You’d rather have an experienced man at your back.”
His smile deepened. “You’re young, yes,” he said.
“That means better reflexes,” she told him.
“And you’re emotional, yes,” he went on as if she hadn’t responded.
“Well, yes, I was emotional when we met.”MoreLess
“I said you were a good partner.”
“Oh, now, that would be a lie,” he said, obviously amused. “You think I’m high-handed, chauvinistic and intolerable.”
“That’s not true,” Meg protested. “Not the intolerable part. You’re bearable. Just bearable.”
“Ah, thank you for that!” he said, lifting his coffee cup to her and smiling.
“Well, let’s be frank. You feel I’m too young, too emotional and not nearly as capab...le as you are. You’d rather have an experienced man at your back.”
His smile deepened. “You’re young, yes,” he said.
“That means better reflexes,” she told him.
“And you’re emotional, yes,” he went on as if she hadn’t responded.
“Well, yes, I was emotional when we met.”MoreLess
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