He waits until she's done - somewhere in there having smartly rattled off an order with the barmaid when she'd come by with a few steaming bowls whose contents, against his better judgement, do smell surprisingly appetizing - to say:
"That's not what I meant. What you've forgotten is 'Thank you.'"
And here, he pitches his voice higher by an octave or two. "'Thank you Bartimaeus for saving my life,' or 'I know such acts of generosity and base kindheartedness are far below a noble and powerful spiri--'" Hmm. Tough crowd. "'--individual such as yourself, but I swear my undying gratitude is now yours for the rest of my days.'" Back down those octaves now: "I'll wait if you need a minute or two to compose something appropriately venerating."
He slurps soup from the bowl without breaking eye contact.
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He waits until she's done - somewhere in there having smartly rattled off an order with the barmaid when she'd come by with a few steaming bowls whose contents, against his better judgement, do smell surprisingly appetizing - to say:
"That's not what I meant. What you've forgotten is 'Thank you.'"
And here, he pitches his voice higher by an octave or two. "'Thank you Bartimaeus for saving my life,' or 'I know such acts of generosity and base kindheartedness are far below a noble and powerful spiri--'" Hmm. Tough crowd. "'--individual such as yourself, but I swear my undying gratitude is now yours for the rest of my days.'" Back down those octaves now: "I'll wait if you need a minute or two to compose something appropriately venerating."
He slurps soup from the bowl without breaking eye contact.