[ ooh, they want twice the price he offers. to think august believed a million would be enough to satisfy — well: ]

I'll give you a deadline then: before five tomorrow. I'd be finished with afternoon tea by the time it arrives.

[ because he wants to — no, he has to know how his son did. are they good enough marks like his was...? had he been more attentive to his family, if the tragedy didn't strike, maybe he would have helped nathaniel train for the games instead.