[it takes him a while to sort out his thoughts and put them into a coherent reply, but even longer to make sense of why Peter would even entertain the vague possibility that it's true.]
Did you believe him? [it's a casual enough tone of voice. they might as well be talking about baseball right now.]
no subject
Did you believe him? [it's a casual enough tone of voice. they might as well be talking about baseball right now.]