[He watches Marcus think, Julius himself thoughtful where Petrana had been whirling before she left.]
What she meant to say, I think, is that she and I want it to be the three of us, properly together. As long as we can have that. None of us knows the future, Maker knows someone's always ready to throw that uncertainty in our teeth, [now is not the time to dwell on that, but even so], but as far as it's up to us. [A rueful smile.] She's certainly made a concerted effort to broaden my imagination.
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[He watches Marcus think, Julius himself thoughtful where Petrana had been whirling before she left.]
What she meant to say, I think, is that she and I want it to be the three of us, properly together. As long as we can have that. None of us knows the future, Maker knows someone's always ready to throw that uncertainty in our teeth, [now is not the time to dwell on that, but even so], but as far as it's up to us. [A rueful smile.] She's certainly made a concerted effort to broaden my imagination.