19 case of lies

. she looked up . hanna's cheeks flamed , but his eyes were  sunken into the sockets . he looked like a big , healthy man who had developed some wasting disease  that was ruining him . nina wondered how long he had been drinking way too much ,at least he was sober at eight in the morning , she found it painful to imagine what he'd gone through , how bitter he must feel now .
\she cleared her throat . setting down the motion to dismiss , she said ," your wife seems to have been the classic innocent bystander .
"did you know she was expecting ?"
"yes ./"
he shifted in his chair , lik4e the seat hurt him .
"what do yopu plan to do now ?" nina asked him .
"slink away , i guess ."
"the lodge wants attorneys 's fees ."
"i might get socked with their lawyer fees ?"
"perhaps ."
dave hannna put his hand on hias heart and said ," let me get this straight . they want me to pay them ? how mmuch money are we talking about ?"
"i don't know . i cou;d guess from the amount of work i see here , possiblely several thousand dollars ."
"if i do nothing , what will happen ?"
"you'll probably have to pay fees ."
during a long siolence hanna deliberated about whether to - what ? confide in her ? walk out on her ?
"well ?" he asked finally .
nina raised her eyebrows .
"what do you think ?"
"it isn't hopeless ." nina said .