It really isn't. [ The true bane of his existence: synthetic fabrics ]
We can see what's salvageable, and then I can show you how to remove stains without damaging the fabric further. If that's agreeable to you?
[ Giles could just take over. Turn Sharky out, and have the whole lot cleaned to perfection (and neatly ironed, of course) within ten minutes, twenty at the most. But he's not going to do that. Because he knows how demoralising it is to not be given the opportunity to improve, and he doesn't want to give the impression that he doesn't believe Sharky capable.
And because he doesn't want to inadvertently become Sharky's valet as well as Ossie's.
That would require far more thought and negotiation than this moment warrants. ]
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We can see what's salvageable, and then I can show you how to remove stains without damaging the fabric further. If that's agreeable to you?
[ Giles could just take over. Turn Sharky out, and have the whole lot cleaned to perfection (and neatly ironed, of course) within ten minutes, twenty at the most. But he's not going to do that. Because he knows how demoralising it is to not be given the opportunity to improve, and he doesn't want to give the impression that he doesn't believe Sharky capable.
And because he doesn't want to inadvertently become Sharky's valet as well as Ossie's.
That would require far more thought and negotiation than this moment warrants. ]