This is said in a tone of voice that is as dry as the Sahara, thus making it an understatement. For all that he might have some misplaced care for Narcissa, the idea of her knowing anything of the sort about such an endeavor is a little nightmarish, negative or positive. And he's already made his feelings about his alternate quite plain enough for one evening.
The envelope is taken and classlessly opened enough for him to check inside, unsure if such tokens should be insulting or. Well. No, not anymore, even if it used to be Lucius handing people fistfuls of money for favours such as silence. That they do have something of a business venture helps.
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This is said in a tone of voice that is as dry as the Sahara, thus making it an understatement. For all that he might have some misplaced care for Narcissa, the idea of her knowing anything of the sort about such an endeavor is a little nightmarish, negative or positive. And he's already made his feelings about his alternate quite plain enough for one evening.
The envelope is taken and classlessly opened enough for him to check inside, unsure if such tokens should be insulting or. Well. No, not anymore, even if it used to be Lucius handing people fistfuls of money for favours such as silence. That they do have something of a business venture helps.