[Avoiding people is all well and good, but there's only so far one can go when the fire is here. Ned doesn't mean to eavesdrop, necessarily - he's just sitting down himself, to take off his hat and drop it in his lap as he holds his hands out toward the fire. He might be in period dress himself - you know, relatively, to other people - but it's still cold and wet and miserable just wearing a coat and vest.
Still, he's somehow in good enough spirits to punctuate his arrival with a dry chuckle and a glance at his new fireside buddy. Cheerfully.]
If you want a tip, [unsolicited, there isn't really an "if"] it helps to squeeze them out every now and then. The socks.
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[Avoiding people is all well and good, but there's only so far one can go when the fire is here. Ned doesn't mean to eavesdrop, necessarily - he's just sitting down himself, to take off his hat and drop it in his lap as he holds his hands out toward the fire. He might be in period dress himself - you know, relatively, to other people - but it's still cold and wet and miserable just wearing a coat and vest.
Still, he's somehow in good enough spirits to punctuate his arrival with a dry chuckle and a glance at his new fireside buddy. Cheerfully.]
If you want a tip, [unsolicited, there isn't really an "if"] it helps to squeeze them out every now and then. The socks.