~Hmm. If the mesmerist and her Patient were in love, then I think the Barmaid and her dalliances were not. Still...~
Her voice trails off into a stream of empty bubbles.
Then, before she loses her courage: ~I met a contemporary of the gentleman Jack. He tried to be gentle, but I could see it in his eyes. He believes Jack to be guilty of horrors beyond being a fierce competitor. Is he right, my poet? Is something terribly wrong with Jack?~
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Her voice trails off into a stream of empty bubbles.
Then, before she loses her courage: ~I met a contemporary of the gentleman Jack. He tried to be gentle, but I could see it in his eyes. He believes Jack to be guilty of horrors beyond being a fierce competitor. Is he right, my poet? Is something terribly wrong with Jack?~