[ ...He isn't used to seeing language like that from anyone but a sailor. Particularly not from a young girl who makes him think of his sister. And even the sailors had a tendency to excuse themselves in his hearing, as if he wasn't accustomed to their talk. Does she even know what it means? ]
Well, as you insist, I think I shall name him Edwin, after the Husband of the lady for whom Phoebe is named.
[ If it sounds a little stuffy, it's because he can't figure out how to say "do all the girls talk like that where you come from?" ]
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Well, as you insist, I think I shall name him Edwin, after the Husband of the lady for whom Phoebe is named.
[ If it sounds a little stuffy, it's because he can't figure out how to say "do all the girls talk like that where you come from?" ]