[ She has the grace to look a little surprised at herself for forgetting her manners in all this. Of course they haven't been introduced, jumping into it as they all do in this place. ]
How rude of me; yes, of course it is.
[ And she extends her hand to shake, heedless β or in spite β of the bond. (She'd shied away from it in her early days here, but it's a fact of life and a tool so may as well use it as one.) If he takes it, he'll get a sense of surety and warmth, perhaps an undercurrent of something more urgent. ]
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How rude of me; yes, of course it is.
[ And she extends her hand to shake, heedless β or in spite β of the bond. (She'd shied away from it in her early days here, but it's a fact of life and a tool so may as well use it as one.) If he takes it, he'll get a sense of surety and warmth, perhaps an undercurrent of something more urgent. ]
Peggy Carter.