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– And in that we are in solidarity with you, – he continues. – Or am I imagining it?

– No, it wasn’t.

– So, since we’re unwittingly in the same leaky boat…

– … It’s your fault, – I interject, and then I bite my tongue, because Twigson is laughing loudly and gaily. It was as if he knew I couldn’t resist stinging him.

– You are unbelievably charming, Margot! – He clicks his tongue so loudly it makes my ear prick up. – But this time your humble servant bows his head and admits his full and unconditional guilt.

A penitent moonshiner? No, he’s definitely up to something.

I even forget that I’m supposed to snap back and focus entirely on his words, lest I accidentally miss something important. Or “hear” the cleverly hidden subtext.

– I will do my best to make sure this information lies at the bottom of the deepest well, but I thought it my duty to warn you that even I am not all-powerful.

I don’t even know which I’m willing to believe more, the lack of his benefit or the fact that he’s not going to use it in any way.