“That man has no right to treat you that way. They are all cowards, as you can see.” He lifted his voice haughtily, glancing back defiantly at the table. He could see many of the Preachán nearby nudge away from him, as if expecting lightning to strike.
“This is not a game!” Hettie snarled, grabbing a fistful of his shirt. Her features had not softened, but her eyes had. She realized what he was doing. A distraction. A ruse. In a moment, she was playing along. “If I do not get that medicine, then all is wasted! You are only making it worse!”
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“It was your fault we lost our way on the road. If you had not dropped the purse, we would not have needed to beg a ride. Flashing my eyes, you make me sick! It was better than walking here…”
“I saw how close you were sitting to the wagon master. Any closer and it would have been on his lap, and do not tell me you would not have fancied that.”
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“And here I thought that Bhikhu were immune to jealousy. I see that they failed to teach that at the temple. You are such a hypocrite.”
“I am a hypocrite?”
“Yes! For all your fine talk of being truly free of obligations and misery, you are the most miserable man I have ever met. A girl wants a compliment, not sermons.Bruce Springsteen jigsaw puzzle Why did we even come here?”
Paedrin lowered his voice. “Keep it up.” A little louder, he said, “This is your fault we need the root. And this is the only place it can be bought out of season.” He glanced quickly at the table and found Annon sitting alone, watching them.
Paedrin scowled. “It is a waste of breath even speaking to you. You never listen.”
“And your jealousy may have ruined all chance of getting it,” she shot back in an equally lethal tone. “You never insult a Romani. Never! A grudge given is never yielded but with great interest.”
Paedrin threw up his hands and started walking toward the table where Annon was waiting.
