[ She does start laughing, and gives the girl a pat on the arm. ]
My loss, then. [ Completely good-natured, though out of the corner of her eye, she sees a pair of the whoever-the-hell-they-are engaged in a furious bit of gossip and pointing. She doesn't understand the impetus, but they make the hair on the back of her neck stand on end. ]
I just meant... [ Try to ignore them. ] That you're pretty.
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My loss, then. [ Completely good-natured, though out of the corner of her eye, she sees a pair of the whoever-the-hell-they-are engaged in a furious bit of gossip and pointing. She doesn't understand the impetus, but they make the hair on the back of her neck stand on end. ]
I just meant... [ Try to ignore them. ] That you're pretty.