[Benjamin doesn't answer for a long moment, lets his head fall back against the wall.]
There was a barber and his wife, And she was beautiful... A foolish barber and his wife, She was his reason and his life, And she was- beautiful.
[His voice cracks, his position making his adam's apple more obvious as he swallows. His tone changes as he continues, though, taking a darker turn.]
There was another man who saw That she was beautiful. A pious vulture of the law, Who with a gesture of his claw Removed the barber from his plate, Then there was nothing but to wait--
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There was a barber and his wife,
And she was beautiful...
A foolish barber and his wife,
She was his reason and his life,
And she was- beautiful.
[His voice cracks, his position making his adam's apple more obvious as he swallows. His tone changes as he continues, though, taking a darker turn.]
There was another man who saw
That she was beautiful.
A pious vulture of the law,
Who with a gesture of his claw
Removed the barber from his plate,
Then there was nothing but to wait--