You didn't! [She says, brightly, as if in agreement and delight that he's solved the puzzle without needing her help]
And I hope that's taught you quite the important lesson. But you see, Five, dear, the trouble with apologies--should you be thinking off offering one--is that they are, after all, just words. Anyone can say words. I do it every day! Several times, in fact!
[Winnie laughs and doesn't even flinch at the high-pitched death scream of a man near-by.]
But tell me... Were you afraid? Did it worry you, what happened to me in the aftermath? Were you worried when I returned, when I remembered. Did it keep you up, once or twice at night?
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And I hope that's taught you quite the important lesson. But you see, Five, dear, the trouble with apologies--should you be thinking off offering one--is that they are, after all, just words. Anyone can say words. I do it every day! Several times, in fact!
[Winnie laughs and doesn't even flinch at the high-pitched death scream of a man near-by.]
But tell me... Were you afraid? Did it worry you, what happened to me in the aftermath? Were you worried when I returned, when I remembered. Did it keep you up, once or twice at night?