[There are so many things to say, all of them on the tip of his tongue yet held back by years of being the solitary captain. He had not confided in William Bush as he had Archie Kennedy.
He had learned to smother strong indications of emotion, to check himself at every sentence. While sometimes talk with Archie flowed as easily as if they'd never parted, sometimes he felt the years that had by.
Finally, he managed something close to a smile and nodded.]
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He had learned to smother strong indications of emotion, to check himself at every sentence. While sometimes talk with Archie flowed as easily as if they'd never parted, sometimes he felt the years that had by.
Finally, he managed something close to a smile and nodded.]
It is.