Holly winked. 'Do I look like a fly boy to you, Fowl?' Artemis had to admit that she didn't. Captain Short was extremely pretty in a dangerous sort of way. Black-widow pretty. Artemis was expecting puberty to hit in approximately eight months, and he suspected that at that point he would look at Holly in a different light. It was probably just as well that she was eighty years old.
Eoin ColferHow did that go?โ he asked. โYour first lengthy conversation with a girl your own age?โ โFabulous,โ said Artemis, voice dripping with sarcasm. โWeโre planning a June wedding.
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