before you hit agnes , that is . i had gotten into trouble for being out with a boy . the problem with this place is that nobody can take a fucking joke . `` she was my sister , '' i replied in a husky voice . you 're always calm and you think things through . i will send word to the duke that no threat is intended . i was n't going to bed without washing off the stains of travel , but i did n't care to provide a public spectacle while doing it , either . 