[ ........ ah. yeah, he'd definitely said that in the spur of the moment as a way to fend off daisy's suspicions, but he should have realized that clara would catch on to it. ]

She was getting on my case about it. Ears were everywhere. Figured it was better not to make a scene.

[ they may not be hiding it, but it's not like he wants to draw attention to it, either. ]

No, I don't think you have a scorecard.