Bastien is watching Ellis more than the he's looking at the building, eager to make sure he's duly impressed and maybe—though it's asking a lot—pleased to have been put through the walk and subway after all.
So far, good enough.
He says, "I suppose we will find out," and extracts one hand from his kangaroo pocket to loop it around Ellis' at the elbow and pull him along.
They have to wind up the steps around people sitting down to look at their smartphones. A family is posing for a photograph in front of the lion statues, elaborately posed to feign terror at its presence, and Bastien cranes his head to look at them around Ellis as they pass.
"I am going to make you do that," will become an empty threat, of course, if Ellis puts up the least bit of genuine resistance, "on our way back out."
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So far, good enough.
He says, "I suppose we will find out," and extracts one hand from his kangaroo pocket to loop it around Ellis' at the elbow and pull him along.
They have to wind up the steps around people sitting down to look at their smartphones. A family is posing for a photograph in front of the lion statues, elaborately posed to feign terror at its presence, and Bastien cranes his head to look at them around Ellis as they pass.
"I am going to make you do that," will become an empty threat, of course, if Ellis puts up the least bit of genuine resistance, "on our way back out."