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Now that he's realised, now that it's like a thunderbolt, there's only one thing that he can think of and that's finding Laurence. It's unconscionable to think that he would do anything in this world without first talking to William Laurence about it. Even before they were what they are to each other now, it was Laurence's opinion that Granby trusted the most.
He just wishes that he could shake the sick feeling in the pit of his stomach.
He just wishes that he could shake the sick feeling in the pit of his stomach.
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He drags in a shuddering sigh and tries to will himself down the jetty towards the boat.
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"Are you busy, Will?"
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"I've...Something...We've got to discuss something, Laurence." He frowns.
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"I dreamed about her the other night, did I tell you that? And I can't stop thinking about that dream she told us about." His cheeks colour. "I...didn't think I had it in me, you know? After Anahuarque and that whole bloody mess."
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"And could you stand it?" he asks. "If I decided that that was what I wanted?"
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God, he misses Tharkay. Tharkay would have known exactly how to put this into words.
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"You're right, of course," he says. "I should let you be. You know my heart, Will. Just...remember that I would not do anything without your say so. You..." He looks down at his feet. "You are where it begins and ends for me."
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"I'll leave you," he says. "But I'll be back, I swear. There's an answer to this. If anyone can find it, it's the three of us."