It's working, even if she won't say it out loud. He doesn't need the ego boost. She picks up one of the ham sandwiches and glances up at him at his use of foul language. It's not as if she's a schoolmarm, but she isn't used to such words being thrown about in conversation either. It's a reminder to her that he's rough, nouveau riche. Mary doesn't even kid herself into thinking that it will cause her to spend less time with him though.
"Better than me. I can hardly boil water." She unwraps the sandwich and watches as he lights his cigarette. Her eyes alight on the ring on his finger and she cannot hold her question any longer. "Are you married back home, Mr. Shelby?"
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Date: 2019-08-15 01:49 am (UTC)"Better than me. I can hardly boil water." She unwraps the sandwich and watches as he lights his cigarette. Her eyes alight on the ring on his finger and she cannot hold her question any longer. "Are you married back home, Mr. Shelby?"