[She can guess what he's thinking, bets that it feels like giving in, and she gives him a look of sympathy in turn.
Before she can say anything, he turns the questions back on her. Her first instinct is to sputter a little and turn red.]
No. [She looks away, wondering for all the world if the ground could swallow her whole.]
I meant... That is... Other people, I mean. [Her own preferences and leanings were not nearly as scandalous as some but this reaction isn't helping her case.]
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Before she can say anything, he turns the questions back on her. Her first instinct is to sputter a little and turn red.]
No. [She looks away, wondering for all the world if the ground could swallow her whole.]
I meant... That is... Other people, I mean. [Her own preferences and leanings were not nearly as scandalous as some but this reaction isn't helping her case.]