[For but a moment, he appears surprised by her concession— it is not an apology, which he neither is owed nor expects, but it is an admission all the same, and he already knows she is not the type to offer such easily.]

Some truths are difficult to accept— I know this well, and should have known better.

[Though it had not been meant as a barb, it's hardly the first time he's mused something aloud and not considered the consequences or his audience.]

Of course, I shall say nothing. Your business is your own, and I would not dream of repeating any of what has been said here, regardless of its import. To do so would be dishonorable.