[Horatio shakes off the thought before it can take too strong a hold. Even back home, he's had to part ways with William. It will be a long time (made longer by Luceti, but at least here he has Archie to make the time feel short) because he sees William Bush again.
But he thinks of the rest of Archie's statement and manages a smile, however faint, however unsteady.]
And that is a shame, certainly. But I do think we can manage.
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[Horatio shakes off the thought before it can take too strong a hold. Even back home, he's had to part ways with William. It will be a long time (made longer by Luceti, but at least here he has Archie to make the time feel short) because he sees William Bush again.
But he thinks of the rest of Archie's statement and manages a smile, however faint, however unsteady.]
And that is a shame, certainly. But I do think we can manage.