William nodded his head. "It seemed right ... Since you,re lending me this book." He lifted it awkwardly, evidence of the excuse he'd come up with. It was an excuse for himself, more then anyone else. He didn't want to let the other man know that he could regard him as a friend, so quickly after their very first meeting. The privileged young man cared not a wit how horrid he'd been. It was normal, the course of things in his life. That didn't mean he couldn't decide to change, even a little.