The momentary beat of control he may have reined in was lost the moment the young man opened his mouth again. The older woman fairly shrieked in indignation and continued to do so as she launched into a very shrill recounting of all her grievances. Jack shot the young man a clear 'you are not helping' look before raising his hands again in an effort to clam the frenzied woman again. Whatever sympathy and assumed comradery he'd felt with him was all but gone.
"Madam - M... Please, Mad- MADAM." after trying to get a word in edgewise, he'd resorted to raising his voice above hers, which was no mean feat. Finally silenced again, she was still bristling as Jack began again. "If you cannot control yourself..." he trailed off because he wasn't actually sure what he'd do if the woman did indeed carry on. Keeping the peace was serious business but so was detaining a potentially esteemed woman in the middle of High Street.
Instead he turned his attention squarely to the young man. "Your name, sir? And do you actually have business here?"
"Madam - M... Please, Mad- MADAM." after trying to get a word in edgewise, he'd resorted to raising his voice above hers, which was no mean feat. Finally silenced again, she was still bristling as Jack began again. "If you cannot control yourself..." he trailed off because he wasn't actually sure what he'd do if the woman did indeed carry on. Keeping the peace was serious business but so was detaining a potentially esteemed woman in the middle of High Street.
Instead he turned his attention squarely to the young man. "Your name, sir? And do you actually have business here?"
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