( Oh, no. Oh, no, but he has feasted of his own swill, and Mr. Briggs shudders with new, exhausted understanding that this man will be the perverse death of him, that when he perishes, Mr. Briggs himself will be obliged to turn himself in as the natural transgressor.
He has no intention of doing that, or assuming that responsibility. No, no, thank you. He did not scrupulously avoid a life of misplaced pirate culpability, only to earn his stripes unfairly, here and now.
He lifts his hands, slowly stepping back, and raises his voice so everyone can hear him: )
I... I did not touch this man.
( And waits, politely expecting Xie Lian to either cough out an organ or drop dead beside him. )
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He has no intention of doing that, or assuming that responsibility. No, no, thank you. He did not scrupulously avoid a life of misplaced pirate culpability, only to earn his stripes unfairly, here and now.
He lifts his hands, slowly stepping back, and raises his voice so everyone can hear him: )
I... I did not touch this man.
( And waits, politely expecting Xie Lian to either cough out an organ or drop dead beside him. )