There was something odd about him. Maybe it was the way that he was a little 'too' polite. Or maybe it was his eyes. They followed you around the room, but never met yours. Or perhaps it was the oily voice, that slid through a conversation like a well aimed lance through poor body armour. Maybe it was his turning up the moment Papa died to ask for my hand. Not marriage, just my hand.

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