[ he needs a moment to catch his breath. sharpe's surprised. delighted! but surprised. for it's rare to find such a creature who thought such a way, he believes. but he could be a cynical bastard about his own prospects.
even now -- back home -- he had a year's salary in french gold banked. and more besides from the baggage trains at vitoria. but only two people in all the world know of it, other than himself. he'd like to keep it that way.
in a risky act of potential self-sabotage, he decides at once that he must be honest with this treasure of a young woman. honest, no matter what the price. ] Would you be escorted by a man who once served in the ranks with every other common soldier, ma'am? For I would hate to decieve, even by...
[ christ. what's the word? he can't let his memory fail him now. he can't appear so thick as to not know a simple term... ]
no subject
even now -- back home -- he had a year's salary in french gold banked. and more besides from the baggage trains at vitoria. but only two people in all the world know of it, other than himself. he'd like to keep it that way.
in a risky act of potential self-sabotage, he decides at once that he must be honest with this treasure of a young woman. honest, no matter what the price. ] Would you be escorted by a man who once served in the ranks with every other common soldier, ma'am? For I would hate to decieve, even by...
[ christ. what's the word? he can't let his memory fail him now. he can't appear so thick as to not know a simple term... ]
Ommission.