They took a hurried leave of Nye, who, to Jeremy’s evident surprise, rounded the bar to shake his hand and clap him on the back. “Not bad, Faris,” he said, looking him up and down. “Not bad at all. I have hopes of you yet. I’m glad to see you put an end to all that mannerly bollocks. Truth is, Mina steered you astray a bit there.” He winced. “It’s true we take walks on the beach and plan our future together and such, but before we got to that point, we had to have it out. Truth be told, I didn’t take my blinkers off before she gave me the shock of my life and screamed in my face that she hated
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