"He took that opportunity to--"

Philip thinks that there should be a heavy contradiction in his answer and soon, but while he can't make a guess at Beiste's age he does have a very clear opinion on her physical appeal and it's not one he trusts himself to conceal or sugarcoat well.

"He likes to make people miserable. Me and just about anyone else I talk to."

'Oh, so I'm your convenient excuse again, huh? Shame on you, monkey. Shame. On you.'

"Look, I'm-- you shouldn't have had to put up with that, I'm- I'm really sorry."