"The reason should be excuse enough."

Benedict will hold that with him for a while - that Silver came not only to accompany his friend, but to see him. He's impossibly delighted that he's made some sort of impact on the other man, even if it's purely a physical longing and nothing more.

"And what should it matter? Unless you're trying to deter me from seeing you, which I assure you will only make me long to see you more."