[ Her gaze drops. Her voice goes a little quiet. ]
I'm sorry. It must be very hard for you. And very frightening. They've got my friends, but...That doesn't compare to your spouse, I think. Not that comparing gets anyone anywhere.
[ A moment, and then she lifts her eyes again. ]
Mr Graham, I say that we should behave well to protect them. Amongst other things. A good third of our imPorts are ready to charge off and burn Moscow to the ground. Which will lead to brutal treatment of the hostages. To say the least. Believe me, I fly off the handle all the time, I make bad choices, but if there's one thing that's clear to me right now it's that we can't afford that. And I know that sounds ugly, I know it sounds ugly to bow and scrape and submit, but what will they do to them if we don't?
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I'm sorry. It must be very hard for you. And very frightening. They've got my friends, but...That doesn't compare to your spouse, I think. Not that comparing gets anyone anywhere.
[ A moment, and then she lifts her eyes again. ]
Mr Graham, I say that we should behave well to protect them. Amongst other things. A good third of our imPorts are ready to charge off and burn Moscow to the ground. Which will lead to brutal treatment of the hostages. To say the least. Believe me, I fly off the handle all the time, I make bad choices, but if there's one thing that's clear to me right now it's that we can't afford that. And I know that sounds ugly, I know it sounds ugly to bow and scrape and submit, but what will they do to them if we don't?