"Take your time," he offers, being someone who knows the virtue of being a bit dramatic from time to time.
"Please, no need. Just as long as I'm wearing this brooch, you can say what you like. If I need a break, I can always take it off again, wot? Nothing wrong with a little prissiness from time to time, especially when you need it."
He leans back over to his side of the table.
"To be perfectly blunt, who on earth am I to be telling you what to feel? Just as irksome as telling someone they ought to be happier more often. One can't force these things."
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"Please, no need. Just as long as I'm wearing this brooch, you can say what you like. If I need a break, I can always take it off again, wot? Nothing wrong with a little prissiness from time to time, especially when you need it."
He leans back over to his side of the table.
"To be perfectly blunt, who on earth am I to be telling you what to feel? Just as irksome as telling someone they ought to be happier more often. One can't force these things."