[It is her instinct to shove this conversation quickly into a private corner, somewhere that no one will ever see it. She despises her personal business being on display.
... But Amos had proven before his willingness to use the words they had exchanged, the things they had seen about each other, against her in a way she never would have without further cause. She cannot discount the possibility now... That he might spin a private attempt as cowardice or scheming. That he would try to discredit her much the way he had in the debate over Manon.
Besides. The answer is a simple one. Let them fucking hear it, then, that-]
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... But Amos had proven before his willingness to use the words they had exchanged, the things they had seen about each other, against her in a way she never would have without further cause. She cannot discount the possibility now... That he might spin a private attempt as cowardice or scheming. That he would try to discredit her much the way he had in the debate over Manon.
Besides. The answer is a simple one. Let them fucking hear it, then, that-]
Any foolish hope I might have once held on to...
You murdered it with the Tribune, Amos Burton.