Bahorel watches him in silence for a while, considering. Then he smiles fondly. "You show my point. Look at this nonsense you have told yourself about me; gentle, where did you find that idea? Not in anything I have ever done." He shakes his head. "I will not pretend I understand half of your fears. As for the other half--" He considers, then laughs at himself. "--even less, I think."
"But I do not say you are wrong. Far from it-- others will more likely share your understanding of the situation than mine.I cannot promise to meet your standards of caution; I do not have your kindness. But if you would prefer to carry the news--" he holds out the book "I will wait a few days; no more. Especially if a man wishes to keep himself in the shadows, there is no fairness in not letting him know that he has stumbled into the center of the stage."
He grins then. "Or I could begin writing a note to Joly now, and you could have an excuse to practice violence, as you seemed to wish when you came to visit."
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"But I do not say you are wrong. Far from it-- others will more likely share your understanding of the situation than mine.I cannot promise to meet your standards of caution; I do not have your kindness. But if you would prefer to carry the news--" he holds out the book "I will wait a few days; no more. Especially if a man wishes to keep himself in the shadows, there is no fairness in not letting him know that he has stumbled into the center of the stage."
He grins then. "Or I could begin writing a note to Joly now, and you could have an excuse to practice violence, as you seemed to wish when you came to visit."