Philippa … release me from my promise.'
She put her hands over her mouth, and then took them away. 'I can't. I can't.'
He had pulled his own hands down, looking still at the stool, his face quite turned away. 'You can.
She put her hands over her mouth, and then took them away. 'I can't. I can't.'
He had pulled his own hands down, looking still at the stool, his face quite turned away. 'You can.
( Dorothy Dunnett )
[ Pawn in Frankincense ]
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