"You were quite lucky," Aaron said. "I was about to have dinner in the canteen. Why don't you join me?" He suggested gently taking full advantage of the guess that this man would hesitate to say no to a priest.
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"You were quite lucky," Aaron said. "I was about to have dinner in the canteen. Why don't you join me?" He suggested gently taking full advantage of the guess that this man would hesitate to say no to a priest.