‘Can I read it?’ He dipped his pen in ink. ‘Is it not ill-mannered to ask to read a private journal, Paige?’ ‘As we’ve long established, I don’t like you. I don’t care if you think I’m ill-mannered.’ ‘Hm. Now I think I will keep my journal to myself.’ ‘Like you would have shown me either way.’ ‘You will have to live with the uncertainty.’
