If anyone else had tried Rakitin's absent-minded scientist routine, Lynx would have known it for a subtle and well-intended attempt to make him feel better about his own lack of specific recall, but somehow Alexei knew that wasn't the case with the Lieutenant.
No, there was no irony or wry jesting in Rakitin's expression, only a certain wistful glumness in the wake of his little chirped soliloquoy.
The pathologist's words were not a mindful attempt at sympathy, but a straightforward admission, leaving Alexei with no doubt in his mind that Rakitin's lab did witness its fair share of boil-overs.
Alexei's lip curved at the corner.
"That's all right. I'll tell you what they used to say in my specialist training. They would say: 'You've got to break a few eggs.' "
Rakitin watched him politely, as if waiting for him to go on.
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No, there was no irony or wry jesting in Rakitin's expression, only a certain wistful glumness in the wake of his little chirped soliloquoy.
The pathologist's words were not a mindful attempt at sympathy, but a straightforward admission, leaving Alexei with no doubt in his mind that Rakitin's lab did witness its fair share of boil-overs.
Alexei's lip curved at the corner.
"That's all right. I'll tell you what they used to say in my specialist training. They would say: 'You've got to break a few eggs.' "
Rakitin watched him politely, as if waiting for him to go on.
"What?" said Lynx, after a moment.