Honesty is the very last thing I can afford. [He drinks.]
I've had two official covers and dozens of NOCs. The only people who know what I do are the ones I work with. [He doesn't have friends outside of the job: he doesn't have them within MI6, either. He has associates, colleagues, other double-ohs. And even them he finds it difficult to trust.]
Maybe he thought lying would protect you. [God only knows how often he's lied to Vesper - and to every woman he's been with since her death.] Sometimes the right reasons get awfully fogged.
spam.
I've had two official covers and dozens of NOCs. The only people who know what I do are the ones I work with. [He doesn't have friends outside of the job: he doesn't have them within MI6, either. He has associates, colleagues, other double-ohs. And even them he finds it difficult to trust.]
Maybe he thought lying would protect you. [God only knows how often he's lied to Vesper - and to every woman he's been with since her death.] Sometimes the right reasons get awfully fogged.