[ And if her having such close control over the situation at that moment in time, in the middle of a mission, redefining the meaning of a 'close shave', old-fashioned ideas and everything still plainly recalled to mind, it doesn't really seem as though there could really be any situation where he couldn't make it be a topic that resurges. There are almost any number of adjectives and epithets that can be attributed to the all-but-nameless man at this point, and 'cautious' has never been one of them. Neither 'prudent', nor 'puritanical'. In fact, basically the precise opposites. ]
Forgot to reset my watch.
[ It's an apology said with as little apologetic tone as one can reasonably muster for such a mundane sentence, because he is fully aware he's late, and for M, he doesn't much care. The man may have earned a modicum of respect for not proving to be a complete figurehead, but there's a long road between earning the respect and trust he held for the former bearer of the title and someone who could arguably just be said to have been acting in a crisis.
She, on the other hand. It's almost remarkable how small the feelings for someone who shot him off a moving train on a four hundred foot bridge happen to be. ]
like i normally do, i think you mean
Forgot to reset my watch.
[ It's an apology said with as little apologetic tone as one can reasonably muster for such a mundane sentence, because he is fully aware he's late, and for M, he doesn't much care. The man may have earned a modicum of respect for not proving to be a complete figurehead, but there's a long road between earning the respect and trust he held for the former bearer of the title and someone who could arguably just be said to have been acting in a crisis.
She, on the other hand. It's almost remarkable how small the feelings for someone who shot him off a moving train on a four hundred foot bridge happen to be. ]
Should I report to the headmaster instead?