"Less, I think," Burr says. He hadn't spent much time examining himself, but he thinks it likely that he did more damage to himself than Jefferson had, in the tub. Scrubbing hard with finger that went a little too deep. There'd been a bit when he'd dried himself. Not just spotting, but also not enough to run. "Not dark colored, either."

Hopes Ned won't have to examine him, even as he reaches for spectacles.