Not late at all by my usual standards, but it is very good to hear from you. (I'd thought about writing this afternoon, but adding one more thing to your list of concerns seemed hardly the thing. Especially since it could wait.)
Honestly, I wish I could have done more to help, given the undercurrents all evening. That conversation did shake me, more than a bit, and it took me a while to get my composure back. I admit I ended up hiding for a bit longer than I should have. (That salon overlooking the garden was just the place, and lovely.)
Raz was wonderful when he finally got free, and Tosha when he got a moment for a note - and from the little they've said about their other business, I gather it was far more important. Please don't worry one bit on your own account: I have enough of an idea of how much you were managing, and you certainly could not be everywhere.
As to Chloe Selwyn, well. Yes, she was very blunt. And harsh. And in the worst way. But it'd be unfair to hold it against her. As you say, she'd had a very difficult day or so, and it's understandable that all might come pouring out somewhere. It - well, it's given me a lot to think about, of course.
I'd love another day together, or some time to talk, whenever it might be managed, though of course the holiday commitments do not make that easy. But do let me know if I can be of help anywhere else. It's easier, for me, the social part, when I've got some purpose, even if that's just keeping a conversation going pleasantly.
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Not late at all by my usual standards, but it is very good to hear from you. (I'd thought about writing this afternoon, but adding one more thing to your list of concerns seemed hardly the thing. Especially since it could wait.)
Honestly, I wish I could have done more to help, given the undercurrents all evening. That conversation did shake me, more than a bit, and it took me a while to get my composure back. I admit I ended up hiding for a bit longer than I should have. (That salon overlooking the garden was just the place, and lovely.)
Raz was wonderful when he finally got free, and Tosha when he got a moment for a note - and from the little they've said about their other business, I gather it was far more important. Please don't worry one bit on your own account: I have enough of an idea of how much you were managing, and you certainly could not be everywhere.
As to Chloe Selwyn, well. Yes, she was very blunt. And harsh. And in the worst way. But it'd be unfair to hold it against her. As you say, she'd had a very difficult day or so, and it's understandable that all might come pouring out somewhere. It - well, it's given me a lot to think about, of course.
I'd love another day together, or some time to talk, whenever it might be managed, though of course the holiday commitments do not make that easy. But do let me know if I can be of help anywhere else. It's easier, for me, the social part, when I've got some purpose, even if that's just keeping a conversation going pleasantly.
Aurora