Ellis has a copper in his pocket. He could give Bastien a handful of coppers, and call this arrangement sealed. But instead—
"I don't think I need to."
Maybe Ellis should have guessed at this truth. But he hadn't suspected, and it doesn't change anything about how he feels now. And the letters likely don't say anything Bastien doesn't know, or hasn't guessed about Ellis and Tony or Ellis and Wysteria.
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Ellis has a copper in his pocket. He could give Bastien a handful of coppers, and call this arrangement sealed. But instead—
"I don't think I need to."
Maybe Ellis should have guessed at this truth. But he hadn't suspected, and it doesn't change anything about how he feels now. And the letters likely don't say anything Bastien doesn't know, or hasn't guessed about Ellis and Tony or Ellis and Wysteria.