"What's funny about this," she says, sounding a little more like Cecilia, "is that this is what I would have said to you if you'd given me half a chance the last time we spoke. And you could have known that, if you'd thought to ask one of the others. But then, it shouldn't surprise me to find you inflexible and somewhat short of sight."
She takes a breath, finally really looking at Nathan. "You must understand that I might be somewhat hesitant to accept such an apology."