Aldous shot his brother a sympathetic smile.
"You needn't apologize—at least, not this time." The joke fell rather flatter than Aldous might have liked, but he could not exactly take it back once it had been said. "I am...proud of you for taking initiative in this situation, Reuben," he added, an attempted recovery, but earnest nonetheless.
"You needn't apologize—at least, not this time." The joke fell rather flatter than Aldous might have liked, but he could not exactly take it back once it had been said. "I am...proud of you for taking initiative in this situation, Reuben," he added, an attempted recovery, but earnest nonetheless.
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