"Well. It was just before you went down to Avignon. Your brother showed up, if you recall, to clear out any disreputable elements before your father arrived--well, he didn't say so in so many words, your brother is an excellent fellow, I quite like him, and it was simply good planning on his part, I don't disagree with him in the slightest, but--one felt a bit like a loose end that needed tying up--"
He fixes his gaze on the other wine bottle, which isn't helping. "I was sure I'd told you about it." Then again, he isn't exactly succeeding in telling Joly about it now.
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Date: 2015-03-08 01:00 pm (UTC)He fixes his gaze on the wine bottle.
"Well. It was just before you went down to Avignon. Your brother showed up, if you recall, to clear out any disreputable elements before your father arrived--well, he didn't say so in so many words, your brother is an excellent fellow, I quite like him, and it was simply good planning on his part, I don't disagree with him in the slightest, but--one felt a bit like a loose end that needed tying up--"
He fixes his gaze on the other wine bottle, which isn't helping. "I was sure I'd told you about it." Then again, he isn't exactly succeeding in telling Joly about it now.