It was no trouble. [ It was only one conversation, anyway. It's not that he felt he owed Ivy anything, but he's not heartless, he does feel bad that she experienced a family only to have it be a lie, particularly with his own inability to settle in such a way. Through and through, it was deception. ] Rupert bought me a hat and then replaced it, I assume he likes me enough to agree to small things.
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