When it comes down to it, though, she thinks-- probably-- she can get away with this. Bill is trying to throw his weight around, but when it comes down to it he doesn't have any actual authority to punish her, and she hasn't done anything to punish. Maybe, barely, vaguely at odds with the spirit of the law, but certainly nowhere near violating the letter.
"We're just looking at books," she repeats, standing her ground. "Are you really going to tattle on me, Bill?"
It infuriates him. But also, he doesn't have a good response. Bill's jaw work and he glances back and forth between the two of them like he's looking for something cutting to respond with.
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When it comes down to it, though, she thinks-- probably-- she can get away with this. Bill is trying to throw his weight around, but when it comes down to it he doesn't have any actual authority to punish her, and she hasn't done anything to punish. Maybe, barely, vaguely at odds with the spirit of the law, but certainly nowhere near violating the letter.
"We're just looking at books," she repeats, standing her ground. "Are you really going to tattle on me, Bill?"
It infuriates him. But also, he doesn't have a good response. Bill's jaw work and he glances back and forth between the two of them like he's looking for something cutting to respond with.