Question: Toby, CPA is representing his client in a critical, time-sensitive negotiation. Toby had expected his client to attend a meeting with Dunbart, the opposing party,

Toby, CPA is representing his client in a critical, time-sensitive negotiation. Toby had expected his client to attend a meeting with Dunbart, the opposing party, but Toby's client called him to say that he could not make the meeting due to a sudden illness. When Toby canceled the meeting at the last minute, Toby sensed that Dunbar was disturbed by the last-minute cancellation and doubted that Toby's client had any interest in finishing this deal. To reassure Dunbar of his client's strong commitment to the negotiation, Toby truthfully told Dunbar that his client was "deathly ill, vomiting with horrible diarrhea" and "could not get out of bed" to attend the meeting.
Did Toby breach his duty of confidentiality?

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