[ That's as much of a laugh as he would give, but still more than the lack of response he would have offered instead several months ago. ]
That sounds like one of the more amusing ones. [ Rumours, he means. They mean little to him now, as they had since so long ago - but it's not out of the decision of ignoring them, but out of the knowledge that they weren't that consequential.
After all, he has a job, and people to look after. That's what was important. ]
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[ That's as much of a laugh as he would give, but still more than the lack of response he would have offered instead several months ago. ]
That sounds like one of the more amusing ones. [ Rumours, he means. They mean little to him now, as they had since so long ago - but it's not out of the decision of ignoring them, but out of the knowledge that they weren't that consequential.
After all, he has a job, and people to look after. That's what was important. ]
I hope the job hadn't been too hard for you.