He laughed, pleased by her reaction to the gift. She really was delightful to look at, he thought.
"It truly is my pleasure", he purred, watching her clutch the veil to her chest. "Not only that", he admitted, "but sound business sense.
"You see", he continues, his eyes twinkling mischievously, "any man who sees you wearing this will want to buy one for his wife, while any woman will want to share in your beauty by dressing the same. I fully expect to have sold the other eleven veils by the time I leave the Float."
He smiles at her, his eyes flickering with the recognition by one exile of another.
"It truly is my pleasure", he purred, watching her clutch the veil to her chest. "Not only that", he admitted, "but sound business sense.
"You see", he continues, his eyes twinkling mischievously, "any man who sees you wearing this will want to buy one for his wife, while any woman will want to share in your beauty by dressing the same. I fully expect to have sold the other eleven veils by the time I leave the Float."
He smiles at her, his eyes flickering with the recognition by one exile of another.
