It was almost too much. His hand moved to hover over his wound as the pain worsened, at the same time he was in a different sort of agony because he had felt her lips upon his cheek. Over all he was relieved that Miss Lestrange seemed to be on the verge of excusing herself, he didn't think he could hide his sorry state for much longer and the final nail in the coffin would be letting Miss Lestrange seeing him in such a pitiful state.
"I shall." Now to gently conclude the meeting before he did so by embarrassing himself. He extended his right arm for her to take, intending to start escorting her to the door. "And for now I will take up no more of your time, it would be ungentlemanly of me to keep you away much longer." Charles would have kept her there as long as was proper had the day not been an utter disaster but he now had his own business to attend to and it would not wait.
"I shall." Now to gently conclude the meeting before he did so by embarrassing himself. He extended his right arm for her to take, intending to start escorting her to the door. "And for now I will take up no more of your time, it would be ungentlemanly of me to keep you away much longer." Charles would have kept her there as long as was proper had the day not been an utter disaster but he now had his own business to attend to and it would not wait.
