[Text is easier on the throat, and, more importantly, it allows him to properly consider what's being said instead of having to balance that against maintaining a picture of composure in this compromised state.]
Once I was informed what happened after my death, I did not believe that you played an active role in the plan. If you can call it such. Yet Johann is your servant, so his actions cannot be fully detached from your account.
Still, I would prefer to maintain an amicable relationship, if possible. Restitution is to be favored over retribution. It wasn't your order, and the nature of relationships here are not always the same.
I am also aware that Johann was not 'working' alone.
Given your discretion and your demonstrated patience, I feel confident in assuring you that his accomplice will not be addressed in such a gentlemanly fashion.
But they will be addressed. I am certain you understand why I do not intend to speak further on it at the moment.
If there is a part I can play, I would not object. As long as my name would not be brought into in any way.
[He prefers to keep quiet, but he would always pick action over secrecy. He just thinks that would be fair enough recompense, and asking for nothing would be insulting in its own way.]
Keep Johann away from me, and we can consider our account settled in this.
I won't claim that if I find a different way to hurt Johann, I wouldn't pursue it. But if status is maintained, I would speak to you on the matter first.
That is entirely reasonable. And I truly appreciate your willingness to work with me on the matter, Herr Mandrake. It is indeed refreshing to be able to settle such matters with a minimum of difficulties on all sides.
I often wish that people here - and back home - would chose to act in a more reasonable manner. It would be hypocritical of me not to be pleased at the opportunity to settle these matters without the fuss required when someone refuses to even acknowledge that there are matters that need to be resolved.
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Once I was informed what happened after my death, I did not believe that you played an active role in the plan. If you can call it such. Yet Johann is your servant, so his actions cannot be fully detached from your account.
Still, I would prefer to maintain an amicable relationship, if possible. Restitution is to be favored over retribution. It wasn't your order, and the nature of relationships here are not always the same.
I am also aware that Johann was not 'working' alone.
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But they will be addressed. I am certain you understand why I do not intend to speak further on it at the moment.
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If there is a part I can play, I would not object. As long as my name would not be brought into in any way.
[He prefers to keep quiet, but he would always pick action over secrecy. He just thinks that would be fair enough recompense, and asking for nothing would be insulting in its own way.]
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I am certain I am understood, no?
But to move right along, is there some service or potential service that would address the debt to your satisfaction?
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Keep Johann away from me, and we can consider our account settled in this.
I won't claim that if I find a different way to hurt Johann, I wouldn't pursue it. But if status is maintained, I would speak to you on the matter first.
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For now, our business at a reasonable stopping point, I would propose we adjourn until a later date.
[ And stop making ourselves more sore, since the real meat of the issue is handled. ]
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Yes. Good health to us both.