[Yes, normally he's good at brushing things off, being neutral. Doesn't like to give away his hand too much.
Except he just did somewhat, just now, and it's too late to take it back. It's better to lean into it now, rather than to pull back again. It'd speak more of how much it rattled him if he tried to play cool now.
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Except he just did somewhat, just now, and it's too late to take it back. It's better to lean into it now, rather than to pull back again. It'd speak more of how much it rattled him if he tried to play cool now.
So instead Chauncy laughs terribly.]
A prospect is all it is. He wouldn't.