[And that shuts him up again, because that had sounded...sort of like a compliment. Or it's addressing, at the very least, something Edgeworth considers a virtue. So he can't't simply say yes, that's true, because that would be immodest, but nor does he want to call himself weak-willed to someone who is ultimately his superior -
So instead he blurts out, finally, something stupid.]
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So instead he blurts out, finally, something stupid.]
Who was it that you worked for at home?