There’s almost a Gene Wolfe feel to the prose, which is, of course, a complement.
I don’t usually do the modesty thing, because it feels like handing a gift back to the person who tried to give it to you. But on this occasion—sir, I feel that you praise me way, way, way too highly.
I don’t usually do the modesty thing, because it feels like handing a gift back to the person who tried to give it to you. But on this occasion—sir, I feel that you praise me way, way, way too highly.