[He falls quiet, finally, just thinking. Sandoval sacrificed the man to create the agent, and M had done that to him - though much less violently and intentionally. That's not what's on James' mind - efficiency is. He's usually terribly efficient, but it feels like he's anything but, here.

Shifting in his seat, Bond pinches the bridge of his nose before focusing on his guest again.]

You have a point. [And he smiles, wanly.] Very beautiful. And smart. Do you know, she lied to me, the entire time I knew her? And I never once suspected.