The man merely narrowed his eyes into a soured glare at Shay, how much narrower they could get, she could only imagine. “I will do no such thing, neither of you deserve an apology from me, for if I have offended anyone it will be to righteous English folk, and I certainly will not apologize to your harlot of a wife, who has no business lying in the bed of people like you.” Leonard sniffed, as if [i]he[/i] were the one that had been offended in the first place, rather than him causing offense with his harsh, cutting words. Whether Shay was visibly affected by this man’s words or not, Vera could not render, yet it was her, that exhibited a visage of outrage when she drew away from the comfort of Shay’s arms as he lit his cigarette, and balled her hands into fists, where the knuckles turned white like the snow that dusted the streets outside. 

	Vera couldn’t stand the words coming out of his mouth anymore, “Let us leave from here, darling. I will never buy anything from this store so long as my heart still beats.” She made for the coat rack without another word, and removed her hat and coat with great haste, not even bothering to dress herself proper before disappearing outside. 

	Finding the Peugeot with ease, just like Shay had said, he moved the car, she pressed her body against it, coat balled in one hand, cloche crushed in the other. Gritting her teeth in anger, Vera could feel the hot sting of tears fill her eyes, as her nose tickled with the touch of the cold January air. How a man so foul, so ill-tempered could judge the Irish, let alone Shay, pained her. She knew that the Irish received a bad reputation in Britain, especially with the uprising going on in Northern Ireland. It was more than that, she knew that it was morally wrong for any human to judge any being, for any reason, unless they were personally harmed by said person. She felt that in this day and age, too many people held too tightly to their backwards beliefs. Shay was right, she knew that countless Irishmen served time in the Great War, and how any man could be so disrespectful to any soldier that came back alive, was simply shameful.