She really wished he wouldn't say it that way. 'Satisfied him utterly.' Ugh. Was he capable of saying anything that didn't sound like innuendo? It was worse when he added French, because that was simply the nature of French, particularly in an English-speaking society.
And he just kept talking. Calling her pretty, prettier without the hat. She flushed a bit more, indignant. She'd done what he wanted, he didn't have to mock her. At least he was being himself again. "It cost you $50,000 to get the hat off last time," she said pointedly. "It's your own fault you started the bidding so high." Although not so high, perhaps, for him. Still, she knew--or at least sincerely doubted--he would be handing her any more fine jewelry for a peek at her ears. They weren't that interesting. Not because he couldn't afford to. It was the principle of the thing. He couldn't just go throwing 50k at her every time he wanted something. So her hat could rest comfortably out of his price range. His pride and hers, both intact.
She did take a moment inside the office, more because she wanted to. She let out a wistful sigh once he'd left the room, risked running a finger over fine mahogany, though she didn't touch his desk or chair or violin or... any of the books, even though she immediately wanted to touch all of them. Such a beautiful place, elegant and comfortable and smelling of old knowledge. She could live her whole life in a room like this. Comparing it to her actual bedroom was completely laughable.
"Wealth is wasted on the rich," she grumbled quietly to herself, then straightened her skirt and hat and exited the room.
And he just kept talking. Calling her pretty, prettier without the hat. She flushed a bit more, indignant. She'd done what he wanted, he didn't have to mock her. At least he was being himself again. "It cost you $50,000 to get the hat off last time," she said pointedly. "It's your own fault you started the bidding so high." Although not so high, perhaps, for him. Still, she knew--or at least sincerely doubted--he would be handing her any more fine jewelry for a peek at her ears. They weren't that interesting. Not because he couldn't afford to. It was the principle of the thing. He couldn't just go throwing 50k at her every time he wanted something. So her hat could rest comfortably out of his price range. His pride and hers, both intact.
She did take a moment inside the office, more because she wanted to. She let out a wistful sigh once he'd left the room, risked running a finger over fine mahogany, though she didn't touch his desk or chair or violin or... any of the books, even though she immediately wanted to touch all of them. Such a beautiful place, elegant and comfortable and smelling of old knowledge. She could live her whole life in a room like this. Comparing it to her actual bedroom was completely laughable.
"Wealth is wasted on the rich," she grumbled quietly to herself, then straightened her skirt and hat and exited the room.
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