We are, I imagine. Except I made the mistake of being honest, it seems, that I had whored myself out for the auditors?
[It’s phrased like a question, but he knows that must have been it. He’s not sure what else he would have described as such.
And the thing that truly grinds him is that, for all his failings, this was one he would defend. He had protected Louis from the city’s humiliations and would do it again in a heartbeat. And yet Louis was furious all the same.]
Never fear. I shall not make such a mistake again.
[Being honest or whoring himself out? He won’t clarify.]
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[It’s phrased like a question, but he knows that must have been it. He’s not sure what else he would have described as such.
And the thing that truly grinds him is that, for all his failings, this was one he would defend. He had protected Louis from the city’s humiliations and would do it again in a heartbeat. And yet Louis was furious all the same.]
Never fear. I shall not make such a mistake again.
[Being honest or whoring himself out? He won’t clarify.]