[ And Albert would have been content to keep William in the dark about it indefinitely. There was no good reason to tell him and every reason not to.
He was about to deny that it had been that long, but a quick look at his watch revealed that Will was right. Shit. These cigarettes did burn slowly, and he was on his second now. The butt of his first was in one of his pockets.
Another drag, but a shorter one this time; smoke was exhaled through his mouth and nose as he spoke. ]
After I finish this one I'll come back inside. Don't make a big deal out of this.
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[ And Albert would have been content to keep William in the dark about it indefinitely. There was no good reason to tell him and every reason not to.
He was about to deny that it had been that long, but a quick look at his watch revealed that Will was right. Shit. These cigarettes did burn slowly, and he was on his second now. The butt of his first was in one of his pockets.
Another drag, but a shorter one this time; smoke was exhaled through his mouth and nose as he spoke. ]
After I finish this one I'll come back inside. Don't make a big deal out of this.