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Why?” I shrieked, hitting him again and again, and again, the sound of the blows thudding against his chest. “Why, why why!”.Because I was afraid!” He got hold of my wrists and threw me backward so I fell across the bed. He stood over me, fists clenched, breathing hard.I am a coward, damn you! I couldna tell ye, for fear ye would leave me, and unmanly thing that I am, I thought I couldna bear that!”~~~~~~~~~You should have told me!”And if I had?, You’d have turned on your heel and gone without a word. And having seen ye again–I tell ye, I would ha’ done far worse than lie to keep you!”Voyager
