“Why?” The Professor repeated her question, standing up,
He walked around his desk and was several feet away from her when he stopped.
“Do you question all your employers this way?” His voice came out as a bark.
Myra felt instant irritation at herself for slipping out of her character, and showing vulnerability. She recollected herself and bent her head down, “I’m sorry.”
“Why would you even ask me why?”
She looked back up. “I only wondered why you would allow a leper care for your daughter.”
“What?”
Myra frowned, noticing something new. The man’s gaze was fixed on her lips anytime she spoke.
She kept her eyes fixed on his as she parted her lips to speak again.
“You just gave me rules of conduct that would not be out of place for a leper.”
He was still staring.
His gaze w
