"Yes, opening my mail," he said, glaring up at her. He shouldn't have been so harsh and he knew it, but like a wounded puppy he was withdrawing into himself and barking at whoever came near him. Unfortunately for her he knew her intimately enough that he didn't feel guilty doing so like he might a stranger. "I was sitting right here, opening the letter, and then suddenly..." Well, something happened. He'd lost consciousness, he supposed, because it's the only reason he could think that he couldn't remember what came after.
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