Ah, Lady Maccon, how lovely. I did wonder when you would track us down.โ โI was unavoidably delayed by husbands and Ivys,โ explained Alexia. โThese things, regrettably, are bound to occur when one is married and befriended.
Gail CarrigerI like fish," chirruped Tunstell. "Really, Mr. Tunstell? What is your preferred breed?" "Well"--Tunstell hesitated--"you know, the um, ones that"--he made a swooping motion with both hands--"uh, swim.
Gail CarrigerI am entirely capable." "Of what, waddling up to someone and ruthlessly bumping into them?
Gail CarrigerShe sifted, sighed, and stared up at the ceiling, trying to think about anything but Lord Maccoon, her current predicament, or Lord Akeldama's safety. Which meant she could do nothing but reflect on the complex plight of her mama's more recent embroidery project. Thins, in itself, was a worse torture than any her captors could devise.
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