[Again, this sweet girl doesn't deserve him saying somethin' like, 'Well it would have gotten me killed' before. Because it absolutely would have. But she's bright and idealistic, and has the strength to just be fond of people and not be terrified of the inevitable disasters that come of it.]
[So he settles on a-] I reckon so. I'll work on it. [-He won't. He knows he won't. But he wants her to think he will. She puts a lot of faith in him and he doesn't want to damage that.]
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[So he settles on a-] I reckon so. I'll work on it. [-He won't. He knows he won't. But he wants her to think he will. She puts a lot of faith in him and he doesn't want to damage that.]